JELL-O Swirled Caterpillar Cake

Ingredients

• 5  chewy fruit snacks ring-shaped
• 3 drops food coloring green
• 40  marshmallows jet-puffed miniature
• 1 pkg jell-o orange flavor gelatin (4-serving size)
• 2  oreo bite size cookies mini
• 1 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate cooled melted
• 1 piece string licorice black (3 feet)
• 8 oz cool whip whipped topping thawed
• 1 pkg duncan hines classic decadent cake mix white (2-layer size)

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare cake batter as directed on package.
2. Pour three fourths of the batter into greased and floured 10-cup fluted tube pan.
3. Sprinkle dry gelatin mix evenly over batter in pan; cut through batter with knife several times for marble effect, being careful not to cut through to bottom of pan. Top with remaining batter.
4. Bake 45 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Invert pan onto wire rack; cool 5 min.
5. Remove cake from pan; cool completely.
6. Cut out one third of cake.
7. Cut removed cake piece in half; set aside. Stand remaining larger cake piece, cut-ends down, on cake board or tray.
8. Place the smaller cake pieces on each end of large cake piece to resemble a curved caterpillar's body as shown in photo. Tint whipped topping with food coloring; spread onto cake.
9. Drizzle with the melted chocolate to resemble the stripes on a caterpillar's body. Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo. Store in refrigerator.