Jello Shot Cake Recipe

Name: Jello Shot Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 18 1/4 ounces yellow cake mix; 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix); 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix); 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix); 2 teaspoons strawberry syrup, knott berry farms (if using lemon, orange, use 1 tsp of extract flavoring); 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert (other flavor preferred); 1 cup boiling water; 1/2 cup rum; 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 8 ounces Cool Whip

Servings: persons

18 1/4 ounces yellow cake mix
3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
2 teaspoons strawberry syrup, knott berry farms (if using lemon, orange, use 1 tsp of extract flavoring)
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert (other flavor preferred)
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup rum
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 ounces Cool Whip

1
. Bake cake mix according to package directions.
2
Dissolve Jello in 1 cup boiling water and 1/2 cup liquor.
3
Let cake and Jello cool.
4
Prick cake all over with a fork.
5
Pour Jello mixture over cake; refrigerate 1 hour.
6
Beat pudding and milk.
7
Add vanilla and syrup.
8
Fold in Cool Whip.
9
Spread on cake and chill.
10
Tried with orange jello, pineapple jello and lemon jello, using other extracts and flavorings and they all are wonderful. Also you can sub vodka, coconut rum, instead of rum.

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

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 18 1/4 ounces yellow cake mix, 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix), 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix), and more.

Yes, Jello Shot 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.

Jello Shot Cake

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