JELL-O Swirled Caterpillar Cake

JELL-O Swirled Caterpillar Cake
This recipe makes 15 servings with 347 calories, 4g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of string licorice, oreo bite size cookies, cool whip whipped topping, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare cake batter as directed on package.
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2
Pour three fourths of the batter into greased and floured 10-cup fluted tube pan.
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3
Sprinkle dry gelatin mix evenly over batter in pan; cut through batter with knife several times for marble effect, being careful not to cut through to bottom of pan. Top with remaining batter.
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Bake 45 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Invert pan onto wire rack; cool 5 min.
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5
Remove cake from pan; cool completely.
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Cut out one third of cake.
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Cut removed cake piece in half; set aside. Stand remaining larger cake piece, cut-ends down, on cake board or tray.
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Place the smaller cake pieces on each end of large cake piece to resemble a curved caterpillar's body as shown in photo. Tint whipped topping with food coloring; spread onto cake.
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Drizzle with the melted chocolate to resemble the stripes on a caterpillar's body. Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo. Store in refrigerator.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 45 m.
Servings15
Health Score1
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