When you add Jell-O powder to cake mix, something pretty magical happens -- not just in flavor, but in texture, too. Jell-O contains sugar and gelatin. The sugar makes everything sweeter and blends ...

My mom made every single one of my birthday cakes when I was growing up, and from ages 6 to 11, it was always a Jell-O poke cake. I loved the bright berry-colored stripes that ran through the cake, ...

Square piece of pink strawberry cake with light pink frosting on a round white plate with a strawberry - Natalia Wimberley/Shutterstock It's hard to top Jell-O as a light and easy dessert you can pull ...

Tip: Lightly sweetened whipped cream or even Cool Whip also work well as a topping. If ever a dessert could be described as retro-cool, it’s this jello cake. The company behind Jell-O invented a ...

In May of 1997, I wrote a story about the 100th anniversary of Jell-O gelatin and pudding. Funny how 20 years go by so quickly! I mention this because one of our reporters, Cara Anthony, stopped by my ...