Description
Red and green Christmas Poke Cake is the perfect festive dessert for all of your holiday parties! Lime and cherry jello flavor a white cake topped with whipped cream and festive holiday sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- boxed white cake mix + ingredients to prepare it
- 3 oz. box of Lime Jell-o
- 3 oz. box of Cherry or Strawberry Jell-o
- 8 oz. tub of whipped topping (thawed)
- red and green sprinkles or jimmies
Instructions
- Prepare the cake according to the package instructions. Allow to cook completely.
- Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the top of the cake.
- In two separate bowls or glass meaning cups, mix each packet of gelatin with 1 cup of very hot water. Stir to dissolve the gelatin. Add 1/2 cup cold water to each and stir.
- Pour or spoon the gelatin over the cake in a marbled pattern, being sure to pay attention to getting it into the holes.
- Refrigerate the cake at least 4 hours to allow the jello to set up and soak into the cake.
- Spread whipped cream over the top of the cake and add sprinkles over the top.
Notes
Store wrapped tightly in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To freeze wrap tightly before adding whipped cream. Keep in the freezer for up to one month. Thaw overnight in the fridge and add whipped cream and sprinkles before serving.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 18.8 g
- Sodium: 149.1 mg
- Fat: 4.2 g
- Trans Fat:
- Carbohydrates: 37.8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.3 mg