JELL-O Poke Cake

photo by:kraft

This cake has seen its share of birthdays, holidays, and company parties, and it's always greeted with a "wow!" Surprise 'em at your next gathering with this classic.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

4 hr 30 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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what you need

Take 2 cups boiling water, 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, and mix & match your recipe from these options...

	cake layer options	JELL-O Gelatin choices
	white cake	Strawberry
	yellow cake	Berry Blue
	spice cake	Orange
	chocolate cake	Cherry

Then follow our 3 simple steps:

PLACE 2 baked 9-inch round cake layers, top side up, each in clean 9-inch round cake pan. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.

STIR boiling water into 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Gelatin in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour gelatin evenly over cake layers. Refrigerate 3 hours.

DIP one of the cake pans in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto serving plate. Spread with about 1 cup of the whipped topping. Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first cake layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Decorate as desired. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

For colored frosting, gently stir a few drops food coloring into COOL WHIP Whipped Topping.

Chocolate Hearts

Drizzle melted BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate onto wax paper in a heart shape. Refrigerate 5 min. to set. Gently peel and use for garnish.

Substitute

Prepare as directed, using COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

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Wistie

posted:8/31/2005

I have made this cake several times over the years and enjoy every mouthful. At Christmas I have a cake thats red and green for the season.Everyone loves it.

a cook

posted:8/3/2005

A cool and moist dessert enjoyed by all the family. I also took it to a work function and received a lot of compliments. People were shocked to find out how simple the recipe was.

a cook

posted:7/7/2005

This works great not only as a fun layer cake but as a simple cake in a 9x13 baking pan!

Jennyg972

posted:7/6/2005

This is a perfect summer cake!

patajones

posted:6/29/2005

The children had a great time helping with this cake. It is moist and delicious.

ls419

posted:6/7/2005

My boyfriends aunt made this cake in a square cake pan and it was great. She used lemon cake with apricot jello. It sounds different but it tastes great and I'm not a big fan of Lemon.

a cook

posted:5/31/2005

i made this recipe for my family, and only got one bite out of it..they ate it so fast. this was wonderful and easy to make.

GinaMinIL

posted:5/23/2005

This cake is my new favorite dessert! It's so light and tasty. I made the white cake version and added fresh strawberries into the layers. Yummm!

as2004bb

posted:5/23/2005

I used this recipe using 1 pkg. of any red jello and 1 pkg. lime jello for Christmas Holiday Poke Cake. It was a big hit with family and friends.

mediababywaves

posted:5/1/2005

my roommate and i struggled with this recipe! we are both competent college graduates but for some reason had trouble with this cake. getting them out of the pans was a nightmare. we fixed it the best we could and our friends ate it all with no problem...it didn't taste as nasty as it looked, so that's good i guess. good luck