Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Watermelon Flavored Cake

My oldest daughter gave me the inspiration for this cake.
That girl seriously loves watermelon!
 

When I told her that I was decorating a cake to look like a watermelon,
she excitedly asked, "Will it taste like watermelon too?"

Umm...
could I make a cake that tastes like watermelon?
After some brainstorming and research, the answer is "Yes!".

Watermelon puree and Jell-O give this cake it's flavor, and it is fantastic!
And the frosting is SO good...I just want to eat it with a spoon!


Watermelon Cake 
adapted from Chaos in the Kitchen
Ingredients
    Watermelon Cake
    • 1 box white cake mix
    • 1 (3 oz.) box of watermelon Jell-O powder (reserve 2 teaspoons for frosting)
    • 1/2 cup watermelon puree
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 1/2 cup oil
    • 4 eggs
    • 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
    • red food coloring
    Watermelon Cream Cheese Frosting
    • 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
    • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
    • 5 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 2 teaspoons watermelon puree
    • 2 teaspoons watermelon Jell-O powder
    • red and green food coloring
    Instructions

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of 2 eight inch round pans with wax paper, and spray the sides with cooking oil.

    In a large bowl, combine cake mix and Jell-O. Add water and oil; mix on medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add watermelon puree and beat until blended. Add red food coloring a little at a time, until you reach desired color. Place chocolate chips and a teaspoon of flour in a ziploc bag; shake to coat. Fold the chocolate chips into the batter. Pour into pans and bake for 30-35 minutes.

    In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter together. Beat in watermelon puree. Gradually add sugar and Jell-O, beating until smooth. Color 1/3 of the frosting green, color the remaining 2/3 the same color as the cake.
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    Things to Note:
    • To make puree: Cut chunks from the center of a watermelon and remove any seeds. Put them in a blender and hit the puree button!
    • The chocolate chips in my batter sunk to the bottom while baking, and didn't quite achieve the "seeds" look I was going for. After I posted this recipe, several astute readers gave me the solution to that problem: Coating the chocolate chips with a small amount of flour keeps them from sinking! But I think I will leave out the chocolate chips in the future.
    • Trim the brown edges off the cake before frosting.
    • Use pink frosting between the layers and on the top of the cake. Spread green frosting on the sides and outer edge of the top. Press mini chocolate chips on top for seeds.
     

    Enjoy!

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    148 comments:

    1. This is SO fun! I've pinned it. I think I'll try it for the 4th of July. Super cute.

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    2. Oh this looks so yummy makes me want to make one right now.

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    3. Oh my goodness...I LOVE this cake! Can't wait to share this on Friday! I also love that it's watermelon flavor as well!

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    4. What a cute cake! so adorable. Thank you for stopping by my blog !

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    5. Oh my word, I'm going to HAVE to try this one!! Yours looks wonderful, and I'm SURE it's delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe! ((hugs)) ~tina

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    6. I love watermelon almost as much as chocolate. And stars. You are definitely on my favorite list for this....ok and plenty of other things. What a fun summer cake!!!! Can't wait to make it!

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    7. Oh my goodness, I love this. Awesome! So, if someone asks me to bring fruit to a potluck, I can totally bring this, right?

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    8. This cake is super cute! Great for summer parties! :)

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    9. Try shaking the chocolate chips in flour before adding them to the batter...it may help them "float"

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    10. Absolutely adorable! I don't know how you think of these but I know your daughter was glad. Reserve some of the cake mix and dredge the chocolate chips in it. May help to avoid sinking.

      Thanks for sharing!
      xo
      Pat

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    11. Sooo cute! And it must taste so good, yummmy!
      X Aurélie

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    12. wow, this is incredible! Please come link up to Foodie Friday! Can't wait to see you!

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    13. So pretty! I love this idea.

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    14. Not only is it beautiful and fun but it sounds like it would taste super yummy! We love watermelon around here so I will have this on my summer party menu lists! Thanks!

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    15. What a beautiful cake! I hope to try it out soon! Megan

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    16. FANTASTIC! I LOVE watermelon too:) What a fun, beautiful cake!

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    17. This is awesome! I'm going to have to see if I can find the watermelon Jello. I think the best part of this is how you iced it, no special tools (or pastry bags) required, anyone can do it! Pinned.

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    18. Looooove this cake! I had to share it in a post!
      http://kristyscupofjo.blogspot.com/2012/06/friday-finds.html
      Now following!!
      Thanks!!

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    19. Thanks so much for your brilliant idea! I love watermelon so much that I eat one a week in the summer! Ive been trying to figure out how to incorporate it in recipes. Now seeing this is really getting the juices flowing!!!

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    20. This is the coolest cake I've ever seen, even though I love the rainbow cake this is super amazing!! I love it! ^^ It's a pity I wouldn't find this watermelon Jell-o in Spain :( I'll try to though hihihi

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      1. Thanks so much, Sara! That is too bad you don't have watermelon Jell-O there!

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      3. This is a bit of a late reaction, but:
        I couldn't find it in the Netherlands either, but I could buy it online at My American Market, located in France. Other brand, same stuff. And it's in Spanish too :) http://www.myamericanmarket.com/es/jolly-rancher-gelatina-de-sand

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    21. Came across cake on Pinterest, but wasn't properly logged in so couldn't post comment. I agree with Stephanie (above). If you put chocolate chips in a bag filled with flour and shake to coat them - they won't drop to bottom of cake. Once baked you won't see the white flour on chocolate chips.

      Works also with raisens which could be substituted if anyone doesn't like chocolate chips. Is there, however, ANYONE who doesn't like chocolate chips?

      QUESTION: When you say 2t Jello - do you mean 2t of the Jello in powdered form or 2t of the "prepared" jello with water already added?


      Thanks for clarification.

      Bonnie

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      1. Thanks for the info, Bonnie! It should be 2 teaspoons of the Jell-O powder. I will fix that in the recipe. :0)

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    22. This cake is fantastic, I love how it makes such a great presentation, but is still pretty doable for the average baker (like me!). Plus, the watermelon flavor just puts it over the top! I'd love for you to add it on my link party at: http://printabelle.com/?p=4459 Thanks!

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    23. OMG! I think I will try this for a bridal shower I am throwing. Her theme is watermelons

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    24. Such an adorable idea for a summer cake!

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    25. This is super amazing, but what if we don'e get watermelon jello in our area :S

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      1. I bought it online haha! I think the website was ecrater, it came in 4 days!

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    26. Where do you get the watermelon jello. I live in Myrtle Beach, SC and could not find any??

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      1. I bought the watermelon Jell-O at my local Walmart here in FL. Try a big grocery store that has a large selection. I hope you can find it! :0)

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    27. Oh my gosh you are amazing! thank you for sharing this recipe, I am going to attempt to make it for the next family barbecue with some watermelon laughy-taffy and a carved watermelon! Wish me luck

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    28. How fun! My husband and I are kicking the sugar habit so I'll make it and bring it Bible studdy for the other gals! LOL

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    29. This is a very fun cake and I love that it's watermelon flavored! I want to make it for my nephew turning 2 who's mommy just passed away because I think she'd totally love this cake too. I shared it on my FB page!

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    30. I can't wait to try this! We LOVE watermelon, thank you!

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    31. Have just come across this via Pinterest. Such an amazing cake!!!!! Totally wanna try it out!!

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    32. Made the cake today and just had my first piece. It was FAB! will be making it again for sure.
      I was going to add the chocolate chips after it cooked, but forgot and just added the chips when I frosted the cake in the middle and on top, so I guess my was seedless (kind of). LOL!
      About 5 or so for my son's friends stopped by when I was cutting the cake, they all loved it too.

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    33. The most summery cake I've ever seen, I'm drooling!

      Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely try it out.

      Have a great weekend!

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    34. Way cute! I want to eat that frosting with a spoon too!

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    35. I am featuring this cake on my blog tonight. Thanks for the inspiration. Your cakes are always so awesome.

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    36. That is completely cool!!! I have just added it to my list of things to try. Smart daughter asking you to make it TASTE like watermellon too! :)

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    37. This is so cute and fun!
      Thanks for linking up. I featured your post in my wrap up! http://tidymom.net/2012/12-summer-recipes-wallpapers/ Have a great rest of the weekend!

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    38. This is beautiful, what a great idea! Your icing is so perfect :) I love that it tastes like watermelon too, I can't wait to try this!

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    39. This is so much fun! I love your watermelon cake. It's so creative and I'm sure delicious. I hope everyone loved it as much as I love looking at it.

      Now all you need is the watermelon knife to go with it from Kuhn Rikon.

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    40. OH MY! So awesome! I love watermelon! I would love for you to share this on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! My readers would love this! :) http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/saturday-show-tell-13-whats-new-on-cl/

      Mackenzie :)

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    41. Take a small amount of flour and shake the chocolate chips in it before adding them to the batter. It will keep them from sinking to the bottom!

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    42. This is so absolutely clever. I just pinned it. I am very curious about the flavor of watermelon cake. Guess I'll have to try it to appease my curiosity.

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    43. :P yiam yiam!! love the idea and the way it turned out!! i think i know what my next cake will be!!

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    44. This looks perfect for everyones summer BBQ. I love it, it looks super yummy and moist. I would love if you shared it with my readers over at Show Off Mondays @Kampen Lane.

      http://www.kampenlane.com/2012/06/show-off-monday-9.html

      ~Taylor

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    45. Wow This cake looks awesome, and I wish I could try it from you cos I do not have the chance to make it, but it just looks so yummy, and what a wonderful idea. Perfect!

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    46. Ok, this is totally awesome!!! Great job!! It looks so perfect and I bet it tasted great too!

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    47. This is amazing!! It looks so cute and delicious! We are so glad you joined our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday". We love to see all of the great recipes and ideas!! Thanks and we hope to see you again next week! -The Sisters

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    48. Lin in Mississauga,Ontario CanadaJune 4, 2012 at 11:38 PM

      Thank you very much for sharing! Looks sooooooo good! I can't wait to try it(bake and eat).

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    49. Ooooohh! Is awesome! Looks so yummy!
      I love it!

      kisses,

      macarena

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    50. Yummy looking! Thanks for sharing!

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    51. Made this weekend. Best cake ever. Amazing flavor. Big hit!!

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      1. I'm SO glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know! :0)

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    52. That looks so good! And I bet it tastes as good as it looks. :)

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    53. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your recipe is being featured today at Cast Party Wednesday! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us!
      ---Sheryl @ Lady Behind The Curtain---
      http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/?p=30289

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    54. This is so cute! I love all of you cakes; such nice work. I'd love for you to share this and any other recent projects over at Whatcha’ Whipped Up Hope to see you there!

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    55. This is AWESOME! I need to try this now! I would love for you to share this at my link party.

      http://www.thesasselife.com/2012/06/printrunner-giveaway-crafty-sasse.html

      new follower!
      Kim

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    56. I found this featured on Lady Behind the Curtain. It is adorable and sounds so yummy!! Come visit my blog sometime at http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Nichi

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    57. Oh My Yummyness! This is so cute and looks amazing! I would love if you would share these on my weekly linky Party Blog Stalking Thursday. http://thecraftyblogstalker.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-stalking-thursday-44.html

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    58. This looks sooo goooood! I loooove watermelon. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner :) Nice!!!

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    59. I got all the ingredients to make the watermelon cake except i have searched high and low for the watermelon Jello. can it be made without the jello and still taste as good or maybe sub another type of jello. Was so excited to make this for a party. Never thought i would not be able to find any.

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      1. Oh, I'm sorry! The flavor won't be as strong without the Jell-O. I have also seen "Melon Fusion" Jell-O...a watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe mix. That would be the next closest thing.

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    60. I'm so glad I found this! I've been planning watermelon cupcakes for my son's birthday and wishing I could make them watermelon flavored! Definately going to try this...in cupcake form! Thanks for sharing.

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    61. Made this tonight, it looks wonderful! Sharing it with family who will enjoy eating it as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for sharing this, and thanks for the tech tip on finding the watermelon jello at Walmart.

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      1. You're welcome, Susan! I hope your family enjoys the cake! :0)

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    62. I would love to make this for a gathering we are going to tomorrow but searched 4 different grocery stores and cannot find watermelon Jell-O anywhere! I got some of the melon fusion, but not sure how it will work since it is green. I'm thinking green plus the red food coloring will make it look like one nasty watermelon! I guess I will have to go with my backup dessert and hope I can find the Jell-O for our next gathering!

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    63. Oh Robin, you're crazy talented!!
      Thank you for linking up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week! You will be featured (again ;) ) at tomorrow's party!!
      xoxo,
      Vanessa

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    64. This cake was SO yummy that I blogged about it! It wasn't nearly as pretty as yours, but it tasted FANTASTIC! Here's a link to my post and I linked back to you! http://www.sugarspicejewelry.com/2012/06/not-just-jewelry-creator.html

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    65. Robin, this is so mind-blowingly amazing!! So happy you linked up last week!!

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    66. i love this cake its really easy to make and to make it look more like a watermelon after i put the green icing on i dabbed some more food coloring on the sides (i use wiltons food coloring for my cakes so its easier and thicker)and lightly spread it to give it more of the dark and light green color like a real watermelon

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    67. Yummy this looks so good. I need to try it soon.

      Love your blog

      Check out my food blog if you haven't already :)

      www.thedailysmash101.blogspot.com

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    68. This looks so fun and yummy! I'm giving my husband a party in July. I may have my sister-in-law make this on. She agreed to make the cake for the party. :)

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    69. Making this cake right now as we speak, my baby girl turns 4 today and begged me for a watermelon cake! Thank you so much for posting this so I could get her the cake she wanted! You're my lifesaver today!

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      1. I'm so glad that I could help! I hope your daughter has a fabulous birthday! :0)

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    70. Thanks for this posting! I wanted to make watermelon flavoured cupcakes and your post helped me figure out the flavour issue! Can't wait to make and taste.

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    71. Making this tonight for my best friends birthday. So excited to see how it turns out!

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    72. This cake looks amazing! I just had to pin it! Thank you for sharing the recipe.

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    73. I've been wanting to try this, but I haven't been able to find watermelon jello. Does Wal-mart carry it?

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    74. Making this as we speak, looks and smells great so far! Thanks for the recipe!

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    75. I made this today and it tasted great i just had to change a couple of things. never good at making frosting so bought premade and added little bit of jell-o to it and the watermelon i have bought at 3 different stores this summer so far my family got sick on each one so to avoid that agian we just used the jell-o flavor. Still tasted great and looked great.

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    76. I really want to make htis cake it looks amazing but i have looked everywhere and cannot find the jello. has anyone maade it with the Melon Fusion and if so how did it turn out?

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    77. We made this cake for a friend's birthday and had so much fun! Ours wasn't as beautiful as yours, but it was really cute to brighten up a rainy day. Very tasty and moist texture!
      Ended up with a LOT of leftover icing, which was a resoundingly popular outcome as I'll have no trouble finding a use for it.
      We also skipped the chocolate chips because regardless of how cute the idea is, none of us think watermelon goes with chocolate. Ultimate rationale was that the watermelon we bought was seedless anyways. We just put sprinkles on top. Sprinkles are always winners.

      Well enjoyed by everyone in attendance, and the birthday girl herself insists that we'll have to make it again sometime. Thank you so much for posting this delightful recipe!

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    78. So fun!! I made a watermelon cake for my daughter's 1st birthday a few years ago (she LOVES watermelon), and i haven't ever really seen them around, so this was fun to stumble upon it!! i used watermelon kool-aid to flavor mine, but i want to try the jello-flavoring! that sounds so yummy! thanks for sharing this!

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    79. where have you had the best luck finding watermelon jello? strawberry was the best i could do...

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    80. found watermelon Jello mix on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=watermelon+jello
      a 4pack for under $5.00
      Making this cake for a camping trip birthday party!!! thanks for posting it!!!

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      1. Oop! i meant a 4pk for under $6

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    81. I made this cake tonight and cannot wait to tear into this tomorrow when we celebrate my son's 7th birthday. I must say I did as the directions asked with the chocolate chips and they still sunk for me. Either way this is going to be the best cake I have ever made and I thank you for that! XOXO

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    82. This cake is so cute, I added your link to my blog post so others can see it, too: http://ahappyheartathome.blogspot.com/2012/07/top-ten-tuesday-reasons-to-love-summer.html ~Susan

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    83. I have a question about the texture of the frosting. How thick is it? I want to use a decorating tip to make it look a little different, and so I was wondering if it would hold up against that... Thanks!

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    84. I like your idea infect your daughter's idea nice and innovative i m sure it have good taste as well.
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    85. is there a substitute to Jell-o? i'm here in Australia, and I'm pretty sure we don't have Jell-o here lol

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    86. I just made the cake as cupcakes for my daughter's birthday. Couldn't find watermelon Jello (next time I'll order it online). I used the new melon fusion - very subtle flavor.,.. and it's green! I added twice as much puree in the frosting and got a bit more flavor. I wonder if they aren't discontinuing the watermelon in favor of the melon fusion?

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    87. Is there anything else other than cream cheese I can use for the icing? I cannot stand cream cheese at all.

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      1. I made a watermelon buttercream icing.
        3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
        6 cups powdered sugar
        2 tsp watermelon Jell-O powder
        1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
        6 Tbsp watermelon juice
        Red/Green food coloring.

        Beat the butter until creamy. Add the jello powder, and then the powdered sugar, (1/2 cup at a time), and continue to beat until smooth. Add the watermelon juice, one tablespoon at a time, and beat until reaching your desired consistency. If it is too thick, you can add a little bit of milk or heavy whipping cream. slowly so you dont make it too thin. Separate into 2 bowls and add food coloring

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    88. I made this today and it was a big hit. I will make this again, but:
      - I will use 1/2 green and 1/2 red frosting because I wound up with too much red and not enough green.
      - And I might use a less sweet frosting (maybe miracle icing) because I thought this was way too sweet (though some others disagreed.)
      - Unfortunately coating the chocolate chips with flour did not work to keep them from sinking to the bottom of the cake.
      - I did use an extra egg, and I substituted 1 cup of melted butter for the oil, because I heard those were tips for making a box cake taste more like a bakery cake. It turned out well ... next time I will also use milk instead of water.
      Thank you for the recipe - all my friends were very impressed, even though my cake decorating skills are less than stellar.

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    89. I posted the reply above, and I have one more comment:
      - Next time I will not trim the brown edges off the cake before frosting, as the recipe suggests. I will slice a thin layer off the top of the bottom layer just to make it flat on top, but when I trimmed the edges it just created crumbs on the side which mixed in with the frosting and made it difficult to frost. And I don't think the edges taste bad, so why trim them?

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    90. Dear Robin, did I mention in my other blog comments how genius you are? or how brilliant your creations are. This is one of the best cakes I thought is not possible.

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    91. I made this cake today in honor of National Watermelon Day!!! It's delicious! I couldn't find watermelon jello, so I used the melon fusion flavor. Still tastes like watermelon to me! So good :)

      https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/533126_3006643743389_561133041_n.jpg

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      1. Also to add, I forgot to do the flour coating on the chocolate chips, but they did not sink for me anyways. I wonder why that is.

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    92. I'm planning to make this for my niece's third birthday next week, but I have a question.

      I try to avoid using boxed mixes, but I also imagine that if I just go ahead and add the watermelon puree and jello mix to a different cake recipe, it will probably mess up the solid/liquid proportions and not necessarily come out well.

      Have you ever made this with a from-scratch cake recipe? Help!

      -sarah

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    93. Hey, I forgot to add water?? is this going to be awful??

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    94. So going to have to try this one!

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    95. Made this cake and it was a hit! Really moist and pretty. Going to get watermelon extract from Fantes for the next one, make it more watermelony.

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    96. OMG this looks so good I need to try this. Thanks.

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    97. thank you for this absolutely delicious looking cake. can't wait to try it!

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    98. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WATERMELON AND I WILL EAT IT EVERY DAY UNTIL I DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS WATERMELON CAKE LOOKS SO GOOD AND I AM GOING TO MAKE IT THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    99. Hey today I'll make this cake for my sister birdhday:) This blog is amazing! :) Sorry for my english ;)

      I'm join this side :)

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    100. What an inspirational blog!
      I'm doing this amazing cake to my son's 13th birthday since I made my daughter a rainbow cake to her 16th !
      And the watermelon jelly could be found at amazon. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to get any here in Sweden.

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    101. Our daughter LOVES watermelon... so this will be PERFECT for her birthday!! Can't wait!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

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    102. I completely agree with your article. It’s possible to know about it and it will snow me good ways of this topic. This is very nice post! I will bookmark this blog.
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    103. Oh my! I love this cake, it is SO cute! I have to try this out now too, I love watermelon. I would love if you would share this cake on my Sweet Tooth Tuesday link party! I know my readers would love this as well.
      http://www.sarahlynnssweets.blogspot.com/2013/05/sweet-tooth-tuesdays-2.html

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    104. Such a great idea! It looks so good and I´m sure it will taste good.

      Greets Nadine from http://my-sweetbakery.blogspot.de/

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    105. hi there. i am making this for the 4th of July, but would like to know if the cake can be made and refrigerated the day before??

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    106. Hi Robin, I've just recently read this recipe. I was just wondering why you decided to leave out the Chocolate chips? Did it make the cake taste weird? I'm planning to make this cake this Saturday. Would love to hear from you. =)

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    107. Thanks for the watermelon cake idea. It is so cute!

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    108. Looks great! Do you have directions for making them into cupcakes?

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    109. Hi I tried to make them in cupcake form, but it sank in the middle after baking it @ 180 c for 18 minutes, but the taste was amazing.

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    110. I made this cake for the fair and I got a huge ribbon. The only thing I did not do was watermelon Jell-o, instead I used strawberry Jell-o. AMAZING color with sprinkles on it. (It kind of looked like a sweet sixteen cake.)

      Thanks,

      Rachel Hope

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    111. I made this cake for my daughter's 4th birthday this past weekend, thank you so much! The cake was delicious!

      Here's the link:

      http://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/2013/08/watermelon-birthday.html

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    112. I am excited to try and make this cake. I found the watermelon jello at Walmart. I have a question. I am rather amateur at decorating cakes. I am wondering about getting pink and green frosting where they shouldn't be. Do you have any tips for how you kept them so cleanly separate? How did you do the band of green around the top? Did you use a piping tip for that? Thank you for any suggestions you might have. rsarine@gmail.com

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    113. I have a quick question! My experience with watermelon puree is that you end up with a very watery mess. In the past I have strained it to remove most of the water before using the puree. Do you recommend this? Or did you factor the water in the recipe? Thanks!

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    114. I've featured this bright & amazing watermelon cake on my 'Brilliant Birthday Cakes' post on my party blog. Here's the link... http://www.stylemyparty.co.uk/blog/brilliant-birthday-cakes/ Stacy x

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    115. Oh my god. This is PHENOMENAL.

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    116. Thank you so much for sharing your work! Your cakes are beautiful!

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    117. This cake is the bomb! Made it last year and it was delish! Making it again for the 4th of July. Easy to make and family loves it.

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    118. going to add some Loraine Candy flavoring oils to this...going to use two cake mixes and make it 4 layers high...for the grandkids!

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    119. Made this cake for my daughter's first birthday and it was a hit. It had a light, refreshing watermelon taste.

      I did a few minor changes. Used half the frosting. Also, split that frosting into 1/2 green and 1/2 red. And only trimmed the tops of the cakes and not the sides... I placed the cakes trimmed sides downwards when frosting.

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    120. I LOVE your blog! Many of these recipe designs are so easy to recreate at home! I've saved some to make for future work events too!

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    121. I know it's been awhile since someone posted, but hopefully you can help! I want to make this for my husband's birthday. I found everything but a watermelon (it's snow season here in CO). What could I use as a substitute for the watermelon puree??

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    122. Making this one for my Little One First Birthday next Saturday! I will post you how it went :)))

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    123. Thanks for sharing Amazing Cake Recipe for make a easy cakes in House by using of these steps.. Nice Color & look like a Real cake.


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    124. Hello, Im having a really hard time finding watermelon puree and jello, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Someone please help!

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    125. I can't even have that jello shipped via amazon. Does anyone know if cherry jello would work? THanks in advance for your fast reply! Im supposed to be making my trial cake tomorrow.

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