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Holiday Poke Cake

SUBMITTED BY: JELL-O 

"This festive cake with red and green jell-o will be a hit at your holiday gatherings."
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 8 times with an average star rating of 4.8
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PREP TIME  15 Min
READY IN  4 Hrs 15 Min

SERVINGS

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 baked 9-inch round white cake layers, cooled
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O Brand Gelatin, any red flavor
  • 1 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O Brand Lime Flavor Gelatin
  • 1 (8 ounce) tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place cake layers, top sides up, in 2 clean 9-inch round cake pans. Pierce layers with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
  2. Stir 1 cup of the boiling water into each flavor of dry gelatin mix in separate bowls at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Carefully pour red gelatin over 1 cake layer and lime gelatin over second cake layer. Refrigerate 3 hours.
  3. Dip 1 cake pan in warm water 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 side of cake with remaining whipped topping.
  4. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Decorate with fresh raspberries, if desired. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

FOOTNOTES

  • Substitute
  • Prepare as directed, using COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.
  • Storage Know-How
  • Store cakes frosted with COOL WHIP Whipped Topping in the refrigerator.

REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2008 by Jenny P. 
This is also an old family tradition, we call it Jello cake. My personal favorite combo is... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 3, 2008 by Colleen 
My mom used to make this for us all the time. She wouldn't make a double layer though, just... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Tina0430 
We always called this "Jello Cake." And we used different colors for different holidays. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Ed Felicetti 
This is a blast from my past... My Mom used to make this Jello cake for each of us on our... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Sammah 
We used to have what we called "Jello Cake" at school. it was one of the only things the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Pie 
My family has always enjoyed this cake as anytime - though we usually just keep both layers... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2009 by kareno 
Tasty, easy, and pretty. Used lime and apricot gelatin and seven-minute frosting instead of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2008 by Lorrie 
This is an old family favorite. We make this every holiday and just change up the colors.... MORE


 
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