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Watermelon Cake

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.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 1445 kcal
Course: Dessert , Cake
Cuisine: American

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

Instructions

Cake Directions
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 3 9inch round cake pans with baking spray, set aside.
  2. Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, oil, sugar and jello until combined and smooth.
  3. Beat in the eggs, one at a time until combined.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  5. Alternating between the dry ingredients and buttermilk, mix after each add in.
  6. Mix in the red and neon pink gel food coloring until combined.
  7. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  8. Divide the batter between the three pans and bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Allow to cool completely.
Frosting Directions
  1. Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients except the food colorings and chocolate chips until combined, smooth and stiff peaks.
  2. Scoop 3 C of the frosting into another bowl.
  3. Using the remaining frosting in the standing mixer, mix in the red and neon pink gel food coloring until combined.
  4. Mix in the green gel food coloring into the bowl of the other frosting until combined.
  5. Remove the cake layers onto a 10 inch cake board.
  6. Use a cake leveler to cut the domes off.
  7. Place one cake round onto the cake board.
  8. Scoop 1 C of the pink frosting onto the top of the cake leveler.
  9. Smooth evenly with an angled spatula.
  10. Place the second layer of cake on top.
  11. Repeat the steps with more pink frosting.
  12. Place the last layer of cake on top of the second layer.
  13. Scoop 1/2 C of green frosting into the piping bag.
  14. Scoop remaining frosting onto the cake and frost entire cake.
  15. Smooth evenly using the angled spatula.
  16. Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake.
  17. Sprinkle the mini chocolate chips onto the bottom of the cake.
  18. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

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

% 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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