Theme Post: Watermelon Cake!
I made this a while ago, but never posted it... This month's theme reminded me of this tasty cake!
This cake was soooo tasty! I made it for a family reunion a year or two ago and it was very popular :)
The batter was so bright! o_o
The cakes all baked and ready for icing :)
Finished cake! Yum yum yum!
The inside!
I got the recipe from BettyCrocker.com... Here's the recipe from their website.
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
1 package (0.13 oz) cherry-flavored or other red-colored unsweetened soft drink mix
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
Green and red food colors
2/3 cup green jelly beans
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, egg whites and drink mix with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. (Batter will be lumpy.) Stir in 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips. Pour into pans.
2. Bake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch round pans. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. In small bowl, stir 1 cup of the frosting with 10 to 12 drops green food color. Stir 10 to 12 drops red food color into remaining frosting. Frost sides of cakes with green frosting; press green jelly beans into frosting. Frost tops of cakes with red frosting; press remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips into frosting for seeds. If desired, cut cakes crosswise in half and arrange "slices" randomly on tray. To serve, cut into wedges. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
They say to use a box mix, but you can just as easily substitute your favorite vanilla cake recipe :) I used watermelon flavor Kool-Aid to keep with the theme. I also skipped the jelly beans, because that seemed a little too sweet. The chocolate chips were a nice little sweet addition but were mainly awesome because of the cute factor ;)
~Kay
This cake was soooo tasty! I made it for a family reunion a year or two ago and it was very popular :)
The batter was so bright! o_o
The cakes all baked and ready for icing :)
Finished cake! Yum yum yum!
The inside!
I got the recipe from BettyCrocker.com... Here's the recipe from their website.
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
1 package (0.13 oz) cherry-flavored or other red-colored unsweetened soft drink mix
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
Green and red food colors
2/3 cup green jelly beans
1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, egg whites and drink mix with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. (Batter will be lumpy.) Stir in 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips. Pour into pans.
2. Bake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch round pans. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. In small bowl, stir 1 cup of the frosting with 10 to 12 drops green food color. Stir 10 to 12 drops red food color into remaining frosting. Frost sides of cakes with green frosting; press green jelly beans into frosting. Frost tops of cakes with red frosting; press remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips into frosting for seeds. If desired, cut cakes crosswise in half and arrange "slices" randomly on tray. To serve, cut into wedges. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
They say to use a box mix, but you can just as easily substitute your favorite vanilla cake recipe :) I used watermelon flavor Kool-Aid to keep with the theme. I also skipped the jelly beans, because that seemed a little too sweet. The chocolate chips were a nice little sweet addition but were mainly awesome because of the cute factor ;)
~Kay