Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

very very tasty and easy!

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GreedyGretchen

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Home Town: Lake Station, Indiana, USA

Living In: Port Charlotte, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2009

My mom has made a cake similar to this for years...the only difference is...after she pokes the cake and pours the jello over, she coats the cake with a layer of vanilla pudding (stovetop, not instant!!), and then "frosts" it with cool whip. The pudding really adds something! YUMMY!!!

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Christina

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Home Town: Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: May 29, 2009

I used to make this all the time and am making it for coffee hour at church this Sunday. AND I'm making it with the diet sprite and sugar free jello - an elderly member of church told me that's how she makes it and it's delicious. However, I do remember that we used to "poke" this with the handle of a wooden spoon leaving nice holes for the Jello to go down. This is an old recipe that always goes over really well.

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Purse Lady

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Home Town: Lorain, Ohio, USA

Living In: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2009

I used the sturdy whipped topping from this site and everyone loved it.

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Home Town: Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA

Living In: Merritt Island, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

This cake is so refreshing. I baked it for Valentines day and it was DE-LISH! Very versatile, next time I may to orange jello w/ mandarin oranges on top! Was going to bring this cake to work on Friday, so baked the cake mix on Wed. poked, poured jello, and frosted on Thursday and took to work on Friday morning. Will definitely make again! **I made this again w/ devils food cake, black cherry jello, and choc fudge frosting w/ marchino cherries on time. "Black Forest Cake" OMG! AMAZING! Will def. make again!**

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Sam84jo

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2009

This recipe was pretty simple, but I wasn't too overly impressed. My kids loved it though, so that's good enough for me. I'll make it again just for them.

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Ladyviola

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

Awesome! Great for a lighter dessert. It does need fresh fruit on top, I think. After trying it several times, we all like it best with raspberry jello and fresh raspberries.

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jbcmom116

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Living In: Carmel, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

I make this cake at holiday time,, At Christmas I make one layer using lime jello, and other layer using strawberry/ banana jello.. refrigerate and frost as usual,, So cake comes out with red and green layers, very christmas looking.. Or you could use red and blue colored jellos for a 4th of July cake

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Loni

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2008

I've been using this for years, it's quick and light. It's always a hit. It's fun to use different flavors / colors of jello for each layer (at Christmas I do one green and one red)

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Barbara

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Living In: Graham, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2008

I used this for a white chocolate raspberry cake that I made for my mom. I used raspberry jello and made my own white chocolate flavored frosting. I also mixed some cool whip with raspberry jelly and used that for the middle layer. The jello really adds moistness to the cake, and it was delicious. I would also reccomend making your own frosting. However, using coolwhip for the middle layer is good.

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Cook4U

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2008

i make this all the time for the kids. they love it every time.

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Amber

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2008

I love poke cake! The best thing about it is you can really use any cake/jello combination. This is a very good recipe..thank you!

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Sohpie's Mom

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Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Williamsburg, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2008

Very Nice and Easy to Make. I will definitely make this again!

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Mags

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008

I gave the recipe a 4 because I made a few changes. With the changes it's definately a 5. I baked the cake in a 9x13 pan just to make it easier and I used orange jello. It had a creamsicle taste to it. Absolutely delicious. I will make again. Might try peach or black cherry in a chocolate cake. Yummy.

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MrsHavens1984

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2008

I made this cake for the first time yesterday for Easter and it turned out good. Easy to make and easy to eat. I was not blown away, but I will experiment with other flavors like other reviewers suggested. I made a cherry cake and it was good, but not 5 star worthy. Peach would probably be good... Thanks for the recipe, Karin. I will make again.

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Home Town: Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA

Living In: Manchester, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2008

I've made this many times (got it from a Kraft calendar recipe). I use the lemon jello and fold in lemon pudding (mixed, not dry) into the whipped cream. Very tasty. Beatiful garnished w/ lemon slices & lemon zest.

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2008

This cake is REALLY yummy. I always make it for my girls birthdays- and now my father-in-law requests it for his!(with Blueberry Jello) However, I don't use frozen whipped topping- I made it once, and it ruined the cake- So, I just make my own icing, using "Best White Icing Ever" by megan. It makes it sooooo much better.

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2007

This is the cake we ate every summer at July fourth. We love it! Can also be served with fresh berries. Or bake the cake in a 13X9 pan and use strawberries and blueberries to decorate into a US flag. Thank you for a great reminder.

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2007

Loved it. Used lemon jello and then garnished with lemon zest and mint leaves. Never knew a cake could be so refreshing!

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Holly

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Living In: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: May 31, 2007

Try this: mix one (4 serving size) instant pudding with one cup of milk. Fold it with the whip topping before frosting. I used lemon jello and lemon pudding. It made a cake eater out of my cake avoiding husband. IT's excellent!

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