Jell-O Poke Cake

When I was younger my mom would occasionally make a “poke cake”.  It was one of my favorite desserts…light, fluffy, pretty to look at, nice and refreshing in the summer, and….heck, it had a funny name.  This can be made quickly the night before or the morning of your celebration.  {I LOVE anything that can be made ahead of time!}

I don’t have my mom’s original recipe, but this one from AllRecipes.com will do just fine!  I used strawberry jello for one layer and berry blue for the other in keeping with the “Red, White and Blue” theme for Independence Day!

Ingredients:

2 baked 9-inch round white cake layers, cooled

2 cups boiling water

2 pkg. {4 serving size-3 ounces} Jell-O brand jello {again, I used strawberry and berry blue}

1 {8 ounce} tub Cool Whip Free whipped topping, thawed

Directions:

1.  Place both cake layers, top-sides up, in clean 9 inch round cake pans.  Pierce layers evenly with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.

2.  Stir boiling water {1 cup for each package} into dry gelatin mix in medium bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved {if using 2 distinctly different flavors, mix separately}.  Pour evenly over cake layers.  Refrigerate 3 hours.

3.  Dip one of the cake pans in warm water for 10 seconds; 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 sides of cake with remaining whipped topping.  Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.  Decorate as desired.  Store in refrigerator.

Patriotic hugs, mb

MB caveat-This tastes so good-so much better than my pictures would lead you to believe so go ahead and try it-really, yours will be so pretty…just don’t let a 4-year-old keep smiling at you while you’re trying to make it and asking every 10 seconds-Is it done yet??? Can I have some cake NOW? Can I poke the holes here…poke, poke, poke…well, you get the idea!