Under-the-Sea Cake

Ingredients

• 35 servings decorating gel 
• 2  chewy fruit snack rolls 
• 7  bite-size chewy fruit snacks fish-shaped
• 4  honey graham snacks bear-shaped
• 2 cups ice cubes 
• 15  gourmet jelly beans 
• 3 oz jell-o berry flavor gelatin blue
• 10  vanilla wafers crushed
• 0.8 cup water boiling
• 2 cups cool whip whipped topping divided thawed
• 1 pkg duncan hines classic decadent cake mix white (2-layer size)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• aluminum foil
• serrated knife

Directions

1. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Prepare cake batter and bake in prepared pan as directed on package. Cool completely.
2. Invert cake onto platter; remove pan and foil. Use serrated knife to cut 1/2-inch-wide strip off each side of cake.
3. Cut each strip lengthwise in half; set aside.
4. Spread trimmed cake with 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP. Stack cake strips around outside edges of cake to make rim; frost rim with remaining COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until ready to use.
5. Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
6. Add ice; stir until gelatin begins to thicken.
7. Remove any unmelted ice.
8. Pour gelatin into center of cake. Refrigerate 4 hours or until gelatin is firm. Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble an aquarium as shown in photo.