Festive Watermelon Cake Recipe

Name: Festive Watermelon Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix; 1 ⅓ cups water; ½ cup water; 3 eggs; 1 (1/8 ounce) packetwatermelon cherry Kool-Aid; ½ cup mini chocolate chip, plus; 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips (the regular ones are too big); 1 (12 ounce) containerwhipped vanilla frosting; ⅔ cup watermellon jelly beans (I use Jelly Belly); 10 -20 drops green food coloring; 10 -20 drops red food coloring

Servings: persons

1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix
1 ⅓ cups water
½ cup water
3 eggs
1 (1/8 ounce) packetwatermelon cherry Kool-Aid
½ cup mini chocolate chip, plus
2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips (the regular ones are too big)
1 (12 ounce) containerwhipped vanilla frosting
⅔ cup watermellon jelly beans (I use Jelly Belly)
10 -20 drops green food coloring
10 -20 drops red food coloring

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
Grease the bottoms only of 2-8 or 9-inch round cake pans.
3
In a large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, water, eggs, and kool-aid together on low for 30 seconds, 2 minutes on medium speed.
4
Stir in 1/2 cup of the mini chocolate chips and divide the batter between the two pans.
5
Bake about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6
Cool for 10 minutes in pans, then remove to wire racks to cool completely, 1 hour.
7
In a small bowl, stir 1 cup of frosting with the green food coloring.
8
Color the remaining frosting with the red food coloring.
9
Frost the sides of the cake with the green frosting and the top with the red.
10
Press the jelly beans into the sides of the cake and the 2 tablespoons chocolate chips on the top.
11
Store covered loosely at room temperature.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix, 1 ⅓ cups water, ½ cup water, 3 eggs, and more.

Yes, Festive Watermelon Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Festive Watermelon Cake

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