If using a box of cake mix, follow the directions on the back of the box to prepare and bake the cake. If you’d like to make a doctored up white cake mix, we have an awesome recipe that we love!

Allow the cake to cool to room temperature. Then using a fork, straw or wooden dowel, poke holes all over the cake about 1/2 inch apart. Make sure the holes go all the way to the bottom of the cake.

Prepare the filling, in a bowl combine the blue raspberry jello powder and 1/2 cup boiling water, stir with a spatula until the gelatin dissolves. Pour this mixture all over the cake, then cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. 

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract using an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add the heavy cream, pouring in 1/4 of the cream at a time, beating until completely smooth. Repeat until all the cream has been added. Add in a small amount of blue gel food coloring. Gel food coloring works the best because a little goes a long way to make a bright color. Spread the frosting over the top of the cake.

Add the graham cracker crumbs, creating a beach. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Before serving add fruit roll up beach towels, teddy grahams, teddy grahams in gummy life savers, gummy sharks, blue sprinkles and umbrella toothpicks.