Watermelon Cake
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Watermelon Cake
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This Watermelon Cake looks just like a real watermelon! With green buttercream frosting and a red vanilla cake center with chocolate chips as seeds, you will adore this fun summer cake.
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Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup canola oil
- 4 cups sugar
- 9 ounces watermelon jello (2 4.5-oz jellos)
- 6 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 6 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3 cups buttermilk
- 6-8 drops red gel food coloring
- 6-8 drops Neon pink gel food coloring
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Frosting
- 3 cups unsalted butter softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 5-7 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 drops Green Gel Food Coloring
- 2 cups mini chocolate chips
- 6-8 drops red gel food coloring
- 6-8 drops Neon pink gel food coloring
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Instructions
Cake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 3 9inch round cake pans with baking spray, set aside.
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, oil, sugar and jello until combined and smooth.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time until combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Alternating between the dry ingredients and buttermilk, mix after each add in.
- Mix in the red and neon pink gel food coloring until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter between the three pans and bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely.
Frosting Directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients except the food colorings and chocolate chips until combined, smooth and stiff peaks.
- Scoop 3 C of the frosting into another bowl.
- Using the remaining frosting in the standing mixer, mix in the red and neon pink gel food coloring until combined.
- Mix in the green gel food coloring into the bowl of the other frosting until combined.
- Remove the cake layers onto a 10 inch cake board.
- Use a cake leveler to cut the domes off.
- Place one cake round onto the cake board.
- Scoop 1 C of the pink frosting onto the top of the cake leveler.
- Smooth evenly with an angled spatula.
- Place the second layer of cake on top.
- Repeat the steps with more pink frosting.
- Place the last layer of cake on top of the second layer.
- Scoop 1/2 C of green frosting into the piping bag.
- Scoop remaining frosting onto the cake and frost entire cake.
- Smooth evenly using the angled spatula.
- Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake.
- Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips onto the bottom of the cake.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
1445kcal
(72%)
Carbohydrates
175g
(58%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
79g
(122%)
Saturated Fat
41g
(205%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
25g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
198mg
(66%)
Sodium
755mg
(31%)
Potassium
436mg
(12%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
133g
(266%)
Vitamin A
1712IU
(34%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
192mg
(19%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1445 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1445kcal | 72% |
| Carbohydrates | 175g | 58% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 79g | 122% |
| Saturated Fat | 41g | 205% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 198mg | 66% |
| Sodium | 755mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 436mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 133g | 266% |
| Vitamin A | 1712IU | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 192mg | 19% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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6 reviews
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