Repost: Yummy and Festive 4th of July Cake!

For this year's 4th of July celebration, my family will be breaking our usual beach day tradition at a beach club we are members of and instead we will be cooling off at my parent's neighborhood pool and then later tonight gathering with my in-laws and my cupcake's cousins for a 4th of July gathering. :)

I posted these pictures and recipe for a few years just before the 4th of July so I thought I would share it again in case anyone is looking for a last minute festive and delicious patriotic dessert for your 4th of July celebration.

My mom passed on the recipe to me and it's as delicious as it is festive for any 4th of July gathering!

Ingredients:
1 box of white cake mix ( I used a box of Duncan Hines white cake mix)
3 oz. package of Raspberry Jello
3 oz. package of Berry Blue Jello
8 oz. thawed Cool-Whip

Directions:

•  Prepare cake mix as directed.  Pour batter into two 8/9 in. round cake pans.
• Bake as directed on box.  Cool 10 minutes while still in pans.  Remove cakes from pans and cool completely.

• Place 2 cakes back in their pans, with their tops up
• Prick each cake with utility fork at about 1/2 in. intervals 

• Mix 1 cup boiling water with Raspberry Jello package; stir to dissolve 
• Spoon Raspberry Jello over 1 cake layer making sure to spoon watery mixture over the pricked holes.
• Repeat with the Berry Blue Jello and spoon Jello over other cake layer.  I used almost all of the Jello mixtures when I spooned/poured it over each layer.  

• Refrigerate cakes for about 3 hours.
• Dip each cake pan into warm water to loosen the cakes, then remove each cake from their pan.

 

• Spread the red layer with Cool Whip topping

• Put the blue layer on top of red layer and frost cakes with remaining Cool Whip
• Refrigerate until ready to serve

You can then decorate the cake any way you want.  Since I was bringing this to a 4th of July gathering I made this design with strawberries and blueberries:

And the inside looks like this:

So if you need a great festive cake for this 4th of July, give this one a try!  It has been a hit with family and friends and I will definitely be baking this great dessert again!

For more festive food ideas for the 4th be sure to check out THIS post from Catholic Cuisine which includes a Link-Up with others' fun 4th food ideas! 

Have a safe, happy, and blessed July 4th with family and friends!