Holiday Poke Cake Recipe
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Holiday Poke Cake

By: JELL-O 
"This festive cake with red and green jell-o will be a hit at your holiday gatherings."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (15)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
4 Hrs 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

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.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2008 by Jenny P.   view full review
This is also an old family tradition, we call it Jello cake. My personal favorite combo is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 3, 2008 by Colleen   view full review
My mom used to make this for us all the time. She wouldn't make a double layer though, just...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2010 by kira   view full review
yum!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Sammah   view full review
We used to have what we called "Jello Cake" at school. it was one of the only things the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Pie   view full review
My family has always enjoyed this cake as anytime - though we usually just keep both layers...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2008 by Lorrie   view full review
This is an old family favorite. We make this every holiday and just change up the colors....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Tina0430   view full review
We always called this "Jello Cake." And we used different colors for different holidays. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2008 by Ed Felicetti   view full review
This is a blast from my past... My Mom used to make this Jello cake for each of us on our...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2010 by Andibear   view full review
Big hit for my picky family at Christmas eve dinner
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2010 by Cherise Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
My grandmother made this cake every year at Christmas time. It was something I always looked...

 

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