This, my friends, is a Jello Cake. Not one of those Poke Cakes like you get when you look up Jello Cake on Google. This is the original Jello Cake from the hills of Tennessee. Mother made this cake as long as I can remember. When I was growing up, you were always needing to take a cake somewhere - to a new neighbor, to a pot-luck supper, to a PTA meeting or to a sick friend. Yes, we actually did all those things back in the day. Showing kindness with a cake is a dying art. This is an easy recipe and one that you might have all the ingredients for in your pantry. Ok, so the eggs are not in your pantry. But you know what I mean.
The cake pictured is lemon and I used lemon Jello and lemon cake mix, but you can use any combination of flavored cake mix and Jello that you like - orange, strawberry, lime - you name it. Publix sells what they call Creme Cakes, and this cake reminds me of those. But heavenly days, we all know that a homemade cake beats a Publix cake by a country mile!
Jello Cake
1 box of cake mix (any flavor)
3/4 c. vegetable oil
3/4 c. water
4 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a tube pan with Pam for baking and put a parchment paper in the bottom of the pan (or do it the old fashioned way and grease and flour the pan). Sift the cake mix and Jello together to remove any lumps. Add remaining ingredients. Beat at medium speed of mixer about 2 minutes. Pour into pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. Baking time is approximate - check it at 20 minutes. The cake is done when a cake tester inserted comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan for 15 minutes on a cooling rack. Remove from pan and let it completely cool on a cooling rack. Make the glaze.
Glaze
4 heaping tablespoons sifted powdered sugar
4 tablespoons juice
(Try to use the flavor of the cake you're making. For lemon cake, I use lemon juice. Orange cake - orange juice, etc.)
Mix well with a small whisk or better yet, use the Sauce Master Whisk shown above. Spoon over cooled cake, letting it run down the sides and middle.
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