Watermelon Cake


Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,246

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4-ounce) box white or yellow cake mix
1 tablespoon flour
1 (3-ounce) package watermelon jello
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs
1 cup watermelon pieces
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Frosting:
1/3 stick margarine, softened
1 (1-pound) box powdered sugar
1/4 cup (or a little more) watermelon pieces

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°. Mix cake mix, flour, Jell-O, oil, and eggs. Add watermelon; beat, leaving a few little bits of watermelon showing in batter. Pour batter into greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Invert onto wire rack; cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:
Beat margarine and powdered sugar together, adding watermelon a little at a time to keep the Frosting rather thick so it will spread over the cake without running down. Adjust thickness with more powdered sugar or watermelon.


Fun Fact: A few little-known watermelon facts:

  • Watermelons are vegetables related to cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash.

  • The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.

  • Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.

  • The word “watermelon” first appeared in the English dictionary in 1615.

  • Watermelons are grown in over 96 countries worldwide.

  • Watermelons don’t contain any fat or cholesterol, are high in fiber and vitamins a and C, and are a good source of potassium, making it an ideal health food.

  • Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown worldwide.

  • Every part of a watermelon is edible, even the seeds and rinds.

  • Watermelons are 92% water.
  • Nutritional Facts:

    Serves: 5
    Total Calories: 1,246
    Calories from Fat: 451

    This Watermelon Cake recipe is from the Recipe Hall of Fame Fresh from the Farmers Market Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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