I saw an absolutely delicious looking cake at Cookie Baker Lynn which I am betting is scrumptious. Since I was too lazy to make everything from scratch, I decided to try and do a “semi-homemade” version which would satisfy my craving. We had some company over, so I “one-and-a-halved” the recipe I am giving you, so hopefully my pictures won’t confuse.
This is what I started off with:
One box of angel food cake mix
One 3 ounce box of lemon jello (regular or sugar free)
One 16 ounce container of light cool whip
Mix the angel food cake according to package directions and bake in two 9 inch round pans.
Now these cakes are tricky to get out of the pan, so follow the directions on the box for cooling.
Mine weren’t perfect, but the topping covers a multitude of imperfections.
When the cake is cool, mix together the thawed cool whip and jello (the same mixture as my frozen lemon dessert).
Put a small layer of topping on the cake dish, and then lay your first layer on top of it. Then put a layer of the topping on top of that.
Lay the second layer on, and then cover the whole cake with the rest of the topping mixture.
Chill well ( I even put mine in the freezer for a little while).
Slice and serve. It was so light and refreshing for a hot afternoon, and everyone here enjoyed it.
Hope you do too!
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I need to try this! Holy cow it looks FANTASTIC! And pretty healthy too! I love lemon desserts. and Angel food cake!
-Kylie
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I always look forward to your new posts
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wow, that looks seriously amazing!!
This looks delicious! Think I need to “pin” it for future reference
Thanks! Laurel
Sounds light and refreshing!
Ooo, I love lemon things! They are so light and refreshing! Thanks for sharing at Weekend Potluck!
~Tonya from 4 little Fergusons
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This looks so refreshing, maybe because I love anything lemon! And being able to make it almost sugar free is wonderful. Can’t wait to try it and thanks for sharing it.
Hi Margo! I found you over at Six Sisters and this looks so light and refreshing. I’m your newest follower:) Come say hello sometime at
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I love this recipe and will make it soon. I recently made your 2 ingredient lemon ‘ice cream’ too…we looooved it! Thanks so much for linking up at Weekend Potluck – keep em coming!
Yummy this looks so good. I love lemon everything and need to try this soon.
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This looks yummy! I love lemon!
This looks so cool and refreshing right now! It’s 103 here in AZ!
xo Lynda
This looks light and delish! I’d love to have you link this up on Titus 2 Tuesday tomorrow on Cornerstone Confessions. Hopping over from Simply Sensational Tuesday.
Kathy
Perfect summer dessert!! Looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe! We are so happy to have you join us for our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday”. Please come back soon!! -The Sisters
This looks amazing! Found you on Cherished Bliss. I am going to have to try this. I am pinning.
Yum! Found you on iHeartNaptime
My son loves lemon so I know he will enjoy this. Thanks for sharing!
I love this! I make this but instead of layers I bake my cake in a jelly roll pan and then roll the filling up inside. So yummy!!
I am hungry now … and I wasn’t before. Excellent tutorial and more than excellent recipe.
Thanks (I think?)
Mary
That looks so yummy! I love Angel Food cake!
I just had my first taste of lemon icebox dessert two weeks ago. It was a coveted dessert only the adults could have growing up. It was delicious. I would love to try your twist! I’d like to invite you to join Fabulous Thursday and link up. Hope to see you there! http://www.fivelittlechefs.com/2012/06/fantastic-thursday-link-party-1.html
Looks so good. Did you make 3 layers?
Hi Margo – I just got back home after being out of town a few days….wanted to be sure you saw I featured this recipe as a personal favorite at Weekend Potluck this weekend. I can’t wait to make it – we LOOOOVE the ‘frosting’. =)
We love anything lemon for desserts and this sounds Devine! Good thing we get groceries on Sundays so I can add these ingredients to the list. Please come on over and link this up at Sunday Blog Love, have a great weekend!
This cake looks delicious, I love lemon flavored cake. My birthday is Monday and I think I will have to give this cake a try. Thanks for the recipe.
This looks delicious! It’s hard for me to pass up a good lemon recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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I love angel food cake. Perfect spring dessert.
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This looks delicious! A quick question, in the picture it looks like there are 3 cake layers…..am I mistaken? I’m going to try this one!
Ignore my comment above….I see where you said you “one and a halved it” oops!
OMG!!!! As they say “A picture is worth a thousand words”. This looks awesome. I will have to try this.
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