Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2010

Big hit for my picky family at Christmas eve dinner

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Andibear

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2010

My grandmother made this cake every year at Christmas time. It was something I always looked forward to. Seeing the recipe here brought back happy memories. Now that she is gone, I think I'll make it for my own family and continue the tradition. Everyone loves this moist, refreshing cake.

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Cherise

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2010

yum!

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kira

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Living In: Puyallup, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2010

I have never made a poke cake before and I was not disappointed. This went fast in our house.

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MICHBAILEY

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Beaumont, Texas, USA

Living In: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2009

I made this for Christmas dinner and it turned out well. It was pretty simple to do and something different. I will be making this again.

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MDOT007

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2009

Perfect holiday cake. If your thinking the Jello in it would make it taste odd then think again. You really can't make out any gelatin elasticity and the Jello works to add a fantastic burst of flavor to the cake. I chose to use a light white whipped frosting versus the Cool-Whip and it turned out great. I can imagine it would be great with the cool whip if you were doing a variation in the Summer, for the 4th of July for instance with red, white and blue. I would make this again no question. It's worth the extra stage of adding the Jello and chilling. More than one guest said they too had made a poke cake so it's not exactly the most original recipe. You just can't lose with this one though.

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Aaron Gregory Russo

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009

This cake was very yummy and easy to make. I made it about a week ago for a Christmas party to end the semester (I'm a college student) and my friends really liked it. The cakes were rich, but balanced perfectly with the light Cool Whip. Big success, and was easy to make in between exams.

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Tiff

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Key West, Florida, USA

Living In: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2009

Tasty, easy, and pretty. Used lime and apricot gelatin and seven-minute frosting instead of whipped topping. (My frosting didn't end up fluffy but it tasted good).

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kareno

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Marlette, Michigan, USA

Living In: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2008

My mom used to make this for us all the time. She wouldn't make a double layer though, just one layer in a 13 x 9 dish. Or she would make "Purple Poke Cake" with a blackberry jello, etc. You can use almost any kind of jello with cool whip. Very good stuff!

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Colleen

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

We always called this "Jello Cake." And we used different colors for different holidays. Fourth of July, we'd use red and blue jello, and then on top of the whip cream we'd put fresh cut strawberries. I was a picky kid growing up, and this was the only cake that I liked!

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