Hole-in-One Cake

By srumbel

The crowd is hushed as you examine the approach. No pressure—a slice is exactly what they're gonna go wild for.
from kraftrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 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

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 222mins

Preparation

Step 1

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.

kraft kitchens tips
SHORTCUT
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 JELL-O Lime Flavor Sugar Free Gelatin and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

SUBSTITUTE
Prepare using a white cake mix.