Hole-in-One Golf Cake

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Recipe by Kraft

Prep Time

20
min.

Total Time

4
hr.

27
min.

Servings

15 servings

Treat your favorite golfing dad or fan of the sport to a Hole-in-One Golf Cake! Celebrate a big win or a birthday with our deliciously decorated golf cake.

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1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Lime Flavor Gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
1 each red and green chewy fruit snack roll
5 pretzel sticks
1 JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallow, cut into quarters

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Prepare cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch pan as directed on package. Cool completely. Invert cake onto platter; remove pan. Use small sharp knife to cut and scoop out a shallow free-form shape from center of cake to resemble a golf green. Reserve removed cake for later use.
Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1 hour or until slightly thickened; pour into hole in cake. Refrigerate 3 hours or until gelatin is firm.
Melt chocolate as directed on package; cool. Mix with COOL WHIP until blended; use to frost borders and sides of cake. Use small sharp knife to cut small triangle from red fruit snack roll; attach to pretzel stick to resemble golf flag. Cut green fruit roll into strips; attach to remaining pretzel sticks to resemble trees. Stick pretzels in cake. Crumble some of the removed cake; sprinkle over cake to resemble a sand trap. Roll 1 marshmallow quarter into ball; place near flag for the golf ball. Discard remaining marshmallow pieces, or reserve for snacking or another use.

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For a quick-set gelatin, substitute 2 cups ice cubes for the cold water. Dissolve gelatin mix in boiling water as directed, then add the ice; stir 3 to 5 min. or until gelatin begins to thicken. Remove any unmelted ice. Pour thickened gelatin into center of cake; continue as directed.

Variation

Prepare using 1 pkg. (0.3 oz.) JELL-O Lime Flavor Sugar Free Gelatin and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

Substitute

Prepare using a white cake mix.

Servings

15 servings

Nutritional Information

Serving Size 15 servings
AMOUNT PER SERVING
Calories	270

Total fat	13g
Saturated fat	4.5g
Cholesterol	35mg
Sodium	260mg
Carbohydrate	36g

Sugars	22g
Protein	3g
% Daily Value
Vitamin A	2 %DV
Vitamin C	0 %DV
Calcium	4 %DV
Iron	6 %DV

* Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.

Ratings & Reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 by mamacolabear from I did a variation of this cake. I did a variation of this cake. For my son's first birthday we had a "Cowboy" themed party. Instead of a GOLF look, I used plastic farm animals (pigs, cows, horses) and blue jello. I cut a "lake" out of one side of the cake only and put some crumbs (or feed) on the other side and had the animals "eating" the feed or had the pigs rolling in the "mud" (chocolate icing) Oh, and I shortened the recipe by using Chocolate Frosting instead. Everyone who seen the cake was amazed that I did this on my own. I had even posted pics of it in one of my online groups and they were all amazed as well! This is an AWESOME, easy to do, FUN cake with AWESOME results!!!!

Date published: 2005-10-22

Rated 4 out of 5 by Schiebercooking from I liked this recipe as it was but i made several changes. I liked this recipe as it was but i made several changes. Nobody except for me likes lime jello, so i changed the jello to berry blue, and i made it like a lake. Then i used dark green icing, and iced the whole cake. I went over some parts to make the greens with lighter green icing, i still used the marshmallows and the flags, and the sand bunker, but i also made tee boxes, i cut circular fruit snacks in half! this recipe was so cool my little brother loved it! thanks!

Date published: 2006-06-07

Rated 5 out of 5 by planning a wedding from Have you ever seen a grown man jump up and down and clap his hands in delight? Have you ever seen a grown man jump up and down and clap his hands in delight? Want to? Make your hubby this cake for his birthday. Mine is a golf freak and let me tell you, he enjoyed the cake more than his gifts and considering I bought him an Xbox, that's pretty crazy! He was so happy with this cake I got out of doing the dishes....ON HIS BIRTHDAY. Keep coming up with the great ideas, the more times I don't have to do dishes the better lol.

Date published: 2006-05-24

Rated 5 out of 5 by bjake10 from I changed this recipe quite a bit. I changed this recipe quite a bit. I scooped out two small areas for water hazards and used blue raspberry jello, and put some of the "golf balls" in the water hazards. I frosted the cake in three shades of green...lightest on the actual green and the darker green tints for the rough. I added a small golfer that I found in a party goods store. This cake was such a hit with the golfers in our neighborhood!

Date published: 2006-06-17

Rated 4 out of 5 by shelbysmommy from This makes a great pirate themed b-day cake as well. This makes a great pirate themed b-day cake as well. Use blue jello instead of the green for an ocean and and put it only on side of the cake. The rest of the cake is then sand for a beach and the land. You can then put a little pirate ship on the water & can even drop in some gummy worms or gummy octopus candy in the jello for ocean effects. Graham cracker crumbs are great as sand too.

Date published: 2007-04-28

Rated 5 out of 5 by nanmck1 from This was so fun to make. This was so fun to make. My son is a fisherman, so, I used the blue raspberry jello for water. Went to the Wilton outlet and got a fisherman with pole and assorted fish. Frosted it like in the recipe. He really got a kick out of it.

Date published: 2005-06-13

Rated 4 out of 5 by lamkin_shannon from I made this for Father's Day and it was great! I made this for Father's Day and it was great! Instead of jello I used vanilla pudding and used food coloring to make it green. I used a blue fruit roll up and made a water hazard. The pudding seemed to go better with cake then jello.

Date published: 2010-07-23

Rated 5 out of 5 by doodlesrocks from I made this cake for Father's Day and it was a huge hit. I made this cake for Father's Day and it was a huge hit. Only instead of Cool Whip, I made green buttercream frosting and used the lime jello. It was so easy to make and fun. Only problem is where to store the cake in the frig.

Date published: 2006-06-17