By day_dreamer on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 7:22 pm:
A delicious, easy and fun cake to take to cook-outs or just for the family! You just might be surprised how easy and yummy this cake is!!
1 pkg (18-1/4oz) white cake mix 1 pkg (3oz) watermelon gelatin 2 eggs 1-1/4 cups water 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2-1/2 cups prepared vanilla or cream cheese frosting, divided Red and green food coloring chocolate chips
In a mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix, gelatin, eggs, water, and oil. Beat on low speed until just until moistened. Beat on high for 2 mins. Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 mins --or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins. remove from pans to wire racks and cool completely. Set aside 2 tablespoons frosting for decorating. Place 1-1/4 cups frosting in a bowl, tint red. Tint remaining frosting green. Place one cake layer on plate; spread 1/2 cup of red frosting to within 1/4 in. of edge. Top with other cake. Frost top with remaining red icing to 3/4 in of edges. Frost sides with green frosting and up around the unfrosted top edge. Place the reserved white icing in a reseable bag, cut a 1/4 in. hole in one corner, Pipe around where red meets green frosting. For seeds insert chocolate chips upside down in cake..
