JELL-O® POKE CAKE

Jell-O® Poke Cake image

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

Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup water
3 eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup cold water
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
¼ cup boiling water
1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®)

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