Description
Get ready to impress at your next gathering with the Red, White & Blue Poke Cake! This festive dessert is bursting with flavor and vibrant colors, perfect for Fourth of July celebrations, summer barbecues, or birthday parties. The moist vanilla cake is infused with refreshing Berry Blue and Cherry Jell-o, creating a delightful combination that everyone will love. Topped with a fluffy whipped topping and optional patriotic sprinkles, this easy-to-make cake is sure to be a showstopper on any dessert table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 white cake mix
- 1 (3 oz.) box Berry Blue Jell-o
- 1 (3 oz.) box Cherry Jell-o
- 1 (8 oz.) tub whipped topping (thawed)
- Optional: Red & blue food coloring
- Optional: patriotic sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare and bake the white cake mix according to package instructions; let it cool completely.
- Poke holes all over the cooled cake using a straw or wooden spoon handle.
- Prepare each Jell-o flavor by mixing boiling water with cold water until dissolved.
- Pour Berry Blue Jell-o over one half of the cake and Cherry Jell-o over the other half, ensuring it seeps into the holes.
- Refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours or overnight.
- Top with whipped topping and swirl in food coloring if desired; finish with patriotic sprinkles before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free cake mix. Feel free to customize toppings like fresh fruit or chocolate shavings for added flavor.