Your guests will definitely be impressed with this gorgeous dessert. It has a layer of cake, a layer of mousse, and a mirror glaze made with fresh strawberries and jello!
Keyword Cool Whip Dessert
Prep Time 40 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
Cake
1/2 15-ozbox cake mixor white cake mix
half of ingredients on cake mix boxeggs, oil, water etc
Strawberry Mousse
6ozstrawberry jello powdertwo small boxes
2cupsboiling water
1cupcold water
3cupscool whip
Mirror Glaze
10fresh strawberrieshalved
3ozstrawberry jello powder
1cupboiling water
1/2cupcold water
Instructions
Cake
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease the bottom of a 13x9 inch glass baking dish and set aside.
In a medium bowl, prepare the cake batter according to the instructions on the box. [If you prefer a homemade version, see note below]
Pour cake batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and puffy.
Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the strawberry mousse.
Strawberry Mousse
In a medium bowl, add 6 oz strawberry jello and 2 cups of boiling water. Stir slowly for one minute to dissolve.
Stir in 1 cup of cold water and set aside until half set (THICK BUT NOT FIRM). It takes about over 1 hour at room temperature or 5-10 minutes in the fridge. It's important to wait until it's half set, otherwise, your whipped cream and jello will separate when the mixture cools down.
Add the whipped cream/cool whip to the jello and mix until smooth. The mixture should be quite thick.
Once the cake is cool, spread the filling evenly across the cake using a spatula. Rap the pan on the counter a few times to level the filling and remove any trapped air.
Chill for at least 1 hour on a level surface in your fridge. Meanwhile, make the mirror glaze.
Mirror Glaze
In a medium bowl, combine 3 oz jello powder with 1 cup boiling water and stir slowly for one minute until dissolved. Stir in ½ cup cold water and set aside to cool.
Remove the cake from the fridge. Arrange strawberry halves on top of the filling, approx. 4 widthwise by 5 lengthwise.
Once the jello is lukewarm, carefully pour it over the back of a spoon, dribbling across the top of the filling surface and over the strawberries.
Chill one more hour to allow the glaze to set. Congratulations, you're done - enjoy!