Gelatin Poke Cake

photo by:kraft

It's a celebration—cake is expected. What'll throw ’em for a loop is the ribbons of color and flavor that run through the delectable treat you set on the table.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

5 hr 5 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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a cook

posted:5/17/2006

I made this for Easter. I used cherry Jell-O. Topped with whipped cream & fresh, sliced strawberries. Very good! I remember my mom making this when I was a kid. A cook in St. Louis, MO

homerismyboy

posted:4/17/2006

my sister made this cake for easter. It was very good, very moist and light. I finally got the recipe, so now i can make it for my co workers at the office!

elmorant

posted:1/23/2006

I made this cake for a function at church, it was quick, easy and everybody loved it!!!It's going to be my covered dish option for awhile.....very moist and light too.

rndmr2

posted:1/21/2006

My mom always made this cake when we were growing up but she had her own variation. she always did lemon cake with lime jello. She also had a frosting that she would use that was Dream Whip and Vanilla Pudding mixed, just use half the milk for each recipe and mix, yum! It is thicker and stands up better to the cake than just plain Cool Whip.

narfsirrom

posted:12/25/2005

Since my husband is a diabetic - used sugar-free jello with a low-carb cake mix and Cool Whip Lite. Yummy!

konashellby

posted:11/25/2005

This is a long time favorite of my family and my husband would prefer the poke cake over any other cake and I haven't met a kid yet that would not prefer this cake over some other types of cake. Love it and continue to make it.

JessieMay

posted:11/19/2005

I've made a cake very similar to this since the early '70's, except I used lemon cake mix, Lime Jello for the poked filling and topped it by mixing Instant Lemon Jello pudding with Cool Whip. Wonderful!!!

a3jordan

posted:11/17/2005

"Jello Cake" is an old family favorite of ours. My mother has been making it since the 70s. My sister's kids (13 & 9) would rather have this than 'regular' cake. We make it with two layers and two Jello flavors, adding only 1 cup of hot water to the Jello.

crivera2004

posted:11/17/2005

I have been married almost 3 years and I made this cake while staying at my mother-in-law's house. In my culture, impressing "la Suegra" (The Mother-in-law) by cooking something is a BIG, BIG, BIG deal. Needless to say this cake was a HIT not only with her but my hubby's grandparents as well. Oh and my hubby loved it too!!!!!!!! Now I make it at least 1 time a month.

a cook

posted:5/27/2005

I used sugar-free strawberry Jell-o and Cool Whip Lite. It was great! Co-workers commented on how moist the cake was.