# Magic Cake

This layered dump cake, a favorite from the 90s, plays a trick by inverting the ingredients while in the oven, resulting in a delicious cake with strawberry shortcake vibes.

- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pack mini marshmallows
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 pack Jell-O
- frozen sliced strawberries
- 0.66 cup water

## Instructions

1. Spray a casserole dish.
2. Add almost a full pack of mini marshmallows to cover the bottom of the dish.
3. Prepare a box of yellow cake mix according to package directions.
4. Pour the prepared cake mix right over the marshmallows, but do not stir it in.
5. Sprinkle a pack of Jell-O to cover every bit of the surface.
6. Add frozen sliced strawberries.
7. Add 2/3 cup of water.
8. Bake in the oven at 3500F for about 50 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

## Equipment

- casserole dish
- oven

## Tips

- Do not stir the ingredients in after layering them.
- The key is not to mix everything together.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT6NzIADiNL/?igsh=MXV1NHpvcnA5ODhwZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/53e99650-66c5-4338-8c9e-eb64329b89c2
- Extracted: 2026-01-26

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