WATERMELON CAKES IDEAS RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line four 8” round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray. Prepare cake mixes according to package instructions and add 4 teaspoons of the red gel food coloring to achieve a watermelon red color.  Spread the outside of the cake with the remaining white frosting. Fill in the top center of the cake with red frosting, being careful to keep the red frosting inside the piped white ring. 

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, gelatin, water, eggs and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Set aside 2 tablespoons frosting for decorating. Place 1-1/4 cups frosting in a bowl; tint red. Tint remaining frosting green. , Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup red frosting to within 1/4 in. of edges. Top with second cake. Frost top with remaining red frosting to within 3/4 in. of edges. Frost sides and top edge of cake with green frosting., Cut a 1/4-in. hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag. Fill the bag with reserved white frosting. Pipe around top edge of cake where green and pink frostings meet. For seeds, insert chocolate chips upside down into cake top.