Easy Basic Jello Poke Cake Recipe
Travel to the end of the rainbow with this delicious Jello Poke Cake Recipe. It is sure to be a hit with kids and adults.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Yield: 15 servings
Calories: 255cal
Author: Melissa
Cost: $10
- 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
Using a greased 9x13 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
*If you do not have squeeze bottles than you can pour the jello liquid from a spouted cup or bowl
nutrition facts are only an estimate
Calories: 255cal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 499IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 1mg