CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY POKE CAKE

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Imagine the luscious chocolate-cherry flavor of Black Forest Cake in this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Poke Cake. It's a super-easy poke cake that will take you straight to Bavaria in your mind. Enjoy this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Poke Cake for any occasion, but especially for a day that ends in Y.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen pound cake, thawed
3/4 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (0.3 oz.) JELL-O Black Cherry Flavor Sugar Free Gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
2-1/3 cups COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping, divided
1 can (14.5 oz.) pitted dark sweet cherries, drained, divided
3 oz. BAKER'S Bittersweet Chocolate, broken into pieces

Steps:

Remove lid from foil pound cake package. (Do not remove cake from pan.) Pierce cake with skewer or large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
Add boiling water to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour over cake. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Invert cake onto platter. Cut cake horizontally in half. Spread bottom half of cake with 1/3 cup COOL WHIP; top with half the cherries. Cover with top cake layer.
Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until blended. Let stand 5 min. Spread over top and sides of cake. Garnish with remaining cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 170 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g