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Watermelon Cake

List of Ingredients

Quick cooking July/August 2001

1 pkg (18 1/4 oz) white cake mix
1 pkg (3 oz) watermelon gelatin
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 1/1 cups prepared vanilla or cream cheese frosting, divided
Red and green gel food coloring
Chocolate chips

In a mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix, gelatin, eggs, water and oil.
Beat on low speed just until moistened.
Beat on high for 2 minutes or until well blended.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round baking pans.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Set aside 2 tbsp frosting for decorating.

Place 1 1/4 cups frosting in a bowl; tint red.
Tint remaining frsoting green.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup red frosting to within 1/4 inch of edges.
Top with second cake.
Frost top with reamining red frosting to within 3/4 inches of edges.
Frost sides and top edge with green frosting.
Place reserved white frosting in a small heavy duty resealable plastic bag; cut a 1/4 inch hole in one corner.
Pipe around top edge of cake where pink and green frosting meets.
For seeds, insert chocolate chips upside down into top of cake.
Yield: 12 servings





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