This Strawberry JELLO Poke Cake recipe is one of those old fashioned vintage recipes that will never go out of style.
Fun to make and impressive to serve for any occasion.
A dessert recipe that will have everyone excited to bite into a piece of strawberry flavored cake smothered in a layer of Cool Whip frosting.
If you poke around on my site you will see how much I love old vintage recipes.
I even have a Vintage Recipe Project where I remake old family recipes from my collection of recipe cards and cookbooks that my mother-in-law has passed down to me.
We all have recipes that bring back fond childhood memories. Jello played a big part in my childhood.
I can remember how excited I would get when my mom made Jell-O. Sometimes it would be plain Jell-O and whipped cream.
Other times it might be a beautiful jello dessert with fruit cocktail mixed in and I would dig around in my bowl hoping I got a cherry half.
What a disappointment it was when there was no cherry to be found in my bowl!
What fun Jell-O dessert did you eat as a child?
Ingredients
- 1 box of white cake mix or your favorite homemade white cake recipe
- ingredients to make cake
- 2 - 3 oz. boxes of Strawberry Jello
- 2½ cups of water, divided
- 1 tub Vanilla Kraft Cool Whip Frosting
Poke Cake Directions
- Bake the white cake mix as directed in 2 eight inch round cake pans.
- Cool for 1 hour.
- Using a wooden spoon poke holes all around the top of each of the cakes.
Jell-O Filling
- After the cake has cooled boil 2 cups of water.
- Stir in the two boxes of jello.
- Stir until Jello has dissolved.
- Add the remaining ½ cup of cold water and stir.
- Pour the jello over the cooled cake.
- Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
Frosting the cake
- Frost the poke cake with Vanilla Cool Whip Frosting or vanilla cake frosting.
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Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
Ingredients
Ingredients to make boxed white cake
- 4 whole egg whites
- 1 box Pillsbury Cake Mix Moist Supreme Classic White cake mix (or your favorite homemade white cake recipe)
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ¼ cups water
Ingredients needed to make JELLO Poke Cake
- 2 3 oz. boxes of Strawberry Jello
- 2 ½ cups water (divided)
Ingredients to make Cool Whip Frosting
- 1 cup Cool Whip
- 16 oz. can Vanilla frosting
Instructions
Make the Cake
- Make the cake mix as directed on the box.
- Bake in two 8 inch round cake pans following the directions on the box.
- Cool for 1 hour.
- Using the handle of a wooden spoon poke holes all around the top of the cake.
Jello Portion of recipe
- After the cake has cooled boil 2 cups of water.
- Stir in the two boxes of jello.
- Stir until Jello has disolved.
- Add the remaining ½ cup of cold water and stir.
- Pour the jello over the cooled cake.
- Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
Cool Whip Frosting
- Scoop the can of frosting into a bowl.
- Add the Cool Whip to the bowl and whisk or mix together until combined.
Frosting the cake
- Unmold one cake layer and place it on a plate or cake stand.
- Spread a thick layer of frosting over the top of the cake.
- Unmold the second cake layer and place it on top of the bottom cake layer on the plate.
- Spread a thick layer of frosting over the top of the cake and on the sides of the cake.
- Chill the cake until ready to serve.
- Cut the cake and serve.
- 10 to 12 servings.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Nutritional values do not include the boxed cake mix.
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Mandy Jones
Thanks soooooo much for posting the original frosting recipe! I used to make this cake with that frosting and cannot find my recipe or find it on the internet !! Thank you, thank you!! Nothing can compare to that original homemade frosting!! Thanks!!
Kendra
My favorite!! I like to add Pop Rocks on top of the cool whip for "sprinkles"!!
Arlene Mobley
Kendra what a fun idea. My grandkids would love that!
Jamie@photographer Norwich
This is the second time I tired the recipe and to be honest it tastes delicious but it doesn't look anything like your creative design. Hopefully, the next time its not only going to taste good but also will look good.
Sireen@arabic kids
Very nice recipe.. I will have a go at making it this weekend. Looks very tasty . Retro cooking at it's finest!
Leen@florist cambridge
Your photographs are amazing!!! I just came across your blog while looking for recipes. I am newly married and to be honest I am not the best cook. I wanted to surprise my husband and I decided to go with your recipe. Well, Thank you so much!!! I cannot describe in words how happy he was. He gained confidence in me that i will be able to cook. I know it takes years but I will definitely wait for your new posts for new surprises:)
Randy
I'm very curious about how you did the poke cake to get two layers. Did you do the poke & jello before removing the layers from the pans? If so, how did you get the layers out? We have always served a poke cake out of the baking pan.
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Randy
Yes I did poke the individual cakes before removing them from the pan.