JELL-O® POKE CAKE
An old Southern recipe passed down through my grandmother. You can vary the flavor of gelatin used in order to get a specific color for any holiday, e.g. lime for St. Patrick's day. You can top this cake with berries, sprinkles, or any topping of your choice.
Provided by mollie
Categories Desserts Cakes Poke Cake Recipes
Time 7h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Combine cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 24 to 29 minutes. Let cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
- Pour cold water into a bowl. Sprinkle gelatin mix on top. Let stand until softened, about 1 minute. Add boiling water and stir constantly until granules are completely dissolved.
- Poke holes all over the cake using a fork. Pour gelatin mix into the holes. Refrigerate cake until gelatin is set, up to 6 hours.
- Spread whipped topping over cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 309.6 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 41.6 mg, Fat 16 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 286.1 mg, Sugar 26 g
JELL-O BERRY BLUE POKE CAKE
Party at your house? Put fun on the menu with this yummy poke cake made with JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 4h30m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place cakes, top sides up, in clean 9-inch round pans; pierce with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
- Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour over cake layers. Refrigerate 3 hours.
- Dip bottoms of cake pans in warm water 10 sec.; unmold cakes. Fill and frost cake layers with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 35 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 26 g, Protein 3 g
RED, WHITE & BLUEBERRY POKE CAKE
A sweet treat in the summer, this patriotic poke cake with dazzling red and blue stripes is a fun one to make with the kids. -Elisabeth Schulz, Blossvale, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of two 9-in. round baking pans with parchment or waxed paper; coat paper with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, water, eggs and oil; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pans on wire racks., For strawberry gelatin, in a small saucepan, combine strawberries, sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 2-3 minutes or until berries are soft. Strain into a small bowl, pressing berries lightly; discard pulp. Add gelatin to syrup, stirring to dissolve completely. Cool to room temperature. Repeat steps to make blueberry gelatin., Using a wooden skewer, pierce tops of cakes to within 1 inch of edge; twist skewer gently to make slightly larger holes. Gradually pour cooled strawberry mixture over 1 cake, being careful to fill each hole. Repeat with blueberry mixture and remaining cake. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form., Run a knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Remove strawberry cake from pan; remove paper. Place cake on a serving plate. Spread with 1 cup whipped cream., Remove blueberry cake from pan; remove paper. Place cake over whipped cream layer. Frost top and sides with remaining cream. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 477 calories, Fat 28g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 100mg cholesterol, Sodium 328mg sodium, Carbohydrate 55g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
JELL-O BLACK CHERRY POKE CAKE
Moist white cake becomes way cooler with stripes of Jell-O Gelatin. And it's made with better-for-you ingredients.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 4h30m
Yield Makes 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place cakes, top-sides up, in clean 9-inch round pans; pierce with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
- Add boiling water to gelatin mixes; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Pour over cakes. Refrigerate 3 hours.
- Dip bottoms of cake pans in warm water 10 sec.; unmold. Fill and frost cake layers with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g
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