Wave Your Flag "Cake"

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Summer holidays: Good for picnics, not so great for baking. Avoid heating up the kitchen by combining Jell-O Gelatin, cake and berries for a truly patriotic treat.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

4 hr 25 min

servings

total:

18 servings

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What You Need

cups fresh strawberries, divided

1-1/2

cups boiling water

pkg. (3 oz. each) JELL-O Gelatin, any red flavor

Ice cubes

cup cold water

pkg. (12 oz.) prepared pound cake, cut into 10 slices

1-1/3

cups blueberries, divided

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

Make It

SLICE 1 cup strawberries; cut remaining strawberries in half.

ADD boiling water to gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is melted. Refrigerate 5 min. or until slightly thickened. Meanwhile, cover bottom of 13x9-inch dish with cake slices.

ADD sliced strawberries and 1 cup blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

SPREAD COOL WHIP over dessert. Top with fruit to resemble the flag, using strawberries for the stripes and remaining blueberries for the stars.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Prepare as directed with fat-free pound cake and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

Substitute

Prepare using JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin.

Wave Your Flag "Cheesecake"

Prepare as directed, mixing the COOL WHIP with 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) softened PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese and 1/4 cup sugar before spreading over dessert.

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sibi

posted:7/9/2010

This was a hit at my family get together for the 4th of July! Everyone thought that the presentation was gorgeous and the cake tasted so sweet!

jambalay

posted:7/8/2010

Made it for the fourth used angel food cake,instead of pound cake and fat free products. Very good. Went fast and I made two.

a cook

posted:7/7/2010

This was a huge hit at the first potluck I brought it to, that I made it for a second potluck the next day! I did make a few tweaks to the recipe the second time, which I thought really enhanced it. First of all, I made it with Starwberry-Banana Jell-O, then I also added sliced bananas to the fruit that got mixed into the Jell-O. This just added a bit more flavor. Also, I never used pound cake in the bottom of the pan...I just poured the Jell-O mix into the bottom of the empty pan. This made it really simple and less time consuming (didn't have to wait for Jell-O to set up, just poured fruit right into cooled Jell-O, and then into pan. And finally, I did make the cheesecake topping option and it was incredible! Like I said, people went nuts for this I've already been asked to make it for next year's 4th of July party! :)It's a very memorable dessert!

ECStrickley

posted:7/7/2010

WOW! What a display and what fun making it! I barely got a piece to try for myself it was such a hit! YUM!

amanda5175

posted:7/5/2010

Really easy to make.

cb205

posted:7/5/2010

Wanted to look festive for the 4th of July. Made this cake and everyone loved it. Very easy to make. A+ recipe. Thanks.

rae5225

posted:7/2/2010

I made this, only instead of the pound cake I made Strawberry Pretzel Dessert and used extra Cool-Whip and berries to create the flag. Everybody loved it!!!

lopdahl

posted:6/29/2010

I made this for a 4th of July party, and everybody absolutely loved it! It was very easy and fun to make, and it was eaten up quickly! I will definitely make this again.

rockytopmama

posted:6/19/2010

I have made this 3 times since memorial day 2010, The entire family loved it, at first when everyone asked oh my I want the recipe I joked saying it is a guarded family recipe but then told them it's from here they all laugh ;-). I also used a hostess angel food cake thats pre-made from the store instead of baking one who wants to bake in a hot oven in June not me lol it also saves on time and is so moist and yummy

dbldee69

posted:6/10/2010

I made this cake for a UFC party Memorial Day weekend and everybody loved it! I substituted Sugar free jello and used light cool whip to save on the sugar and it was so light.