Jello is so much fun to work with. I’ve made many fun desserts with it. This Rainbow Jello Poke Cake is right up there with my favorites. In honor of the up-and-coming St. Patrick’s Day, I turned a basic Poke Cake Recipe into a Rainbow Cake. Not only is it perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, but it would also make the perfect addition to any kid’s birthday party or rainbow celebration. Come on in and I’ll share my recipe for this delicious and fun cake…
Rainbow Jell-O Poke Cake
If you are looking for rainbow desserts – you might like Rainbow covered strawberries, Rainbow Marshmallow Pops, or Rainbow Rice Krispies Treats
I added a little gold sprinkle to the whipped topping cloud. I’m calling it “The End of the Rainbow” Jello Poke Cake.
The kids are in love.
You can easily change this Poke Cake Dessert into any color you like. Just change the Jello Color to your them or whatever you happen to have in the pantry, and that’s that. It’s so simple to transform.
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Easy Basic Jello Poke Cake Recipe
Equipment
- Candy Squeeze bottles – 1 per jello
Ingredients
- 1 Package of White Cake Mix plus ingredients from the back of the box
- Assorted Jellos 3 oz. – For a rainbow poke cake, I used red, orange, yellow, green, blue, & purple
- 1 cup hot water per jello color
- 1 16 oz. heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
- 1 3 oz. instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup milk very cold
- Sprinkles – I used gold for my rainbow poke cake. Use whatever goes with your theme
Instructions
- Using a greased 9×13 baking dish, prepare, and bake the white cake mix according to the back of the box
- Let it cool for at least an hour
- Poke several holes in the cake using a straw, wooden skewer or fork
- For a different look…You could vary the depth of each hole
- To achieve a rainbow in each slice…I spaced mine very close together – about 1/2 inch apart
Prepare each color of jello separately:
- Open a jello package and pour half of the package into a squeeze bottle
- Add about 1 cup of hot water to dissolve the jello. Close the cap on the bottle, and carefully – over the sink – swirl the liquid around until I the jello is dissolved
- If using several colors, as I did – Squeeze the jello into only some of the holes you have poked in the cake
- Follow with the other jello colors, using the same procedure – filling up every hole that you have poked into the cake
- *If using only one color – finish up by pouring the other half of your jello powder into your squeeze bottle once it is empty and fill it up again. Finish squeezing the dissolved color into the poked holes
- You will most likely have some jello from each color left over
- Cover the cake and place it in the refrigerator so jello can set up
Whipped Topping:
- Using a mixer – Whip the whipping cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form
- Pour the instant vanilla into a separate bowl, and add the cold milk
- Mix together, and let set up
- Fold the vanilla pudding into the whipped cream
- Spread on cake
- Add sprinkles
- Cover and refrigerate until serving
Notes
Nutrition
Adapted from Taste of Home. Find the original and more at TasteofHome.com
~ Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do
This is such a fun cake! I know it would be perfect for a kids birthday party too 🙂