Patriotic Poke Cake
Courtesy of www.kraftfoods.com
total time
4 hr 30 min
prep
30 min
servings
16 servings
What You Need
2 baked 9-inch round white cake layers, cooled
2 cups boiling water, divided
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin, or any other red flavor
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
Make It
PLACE cakes, top-sides up, in clean 9-inch round pans; pierce with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
ADD 1 cup boiling water to each flavor dry gelatin mix in separate small bowls; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Pour red gelatin over 1 cake and blue gelatin over remaining cake. Refrigerate 3 hours.
DIP bottoms of cake pans in warm water 10 sec.; unmold. Fill and frost cake layers with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Kraft Kitchens Tips
Special Extra
Serve with colorful fresh berries, such as blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
Substitute
Prepare using COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.
Variation - Patriotic Poke Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pour gelatin over cakes and refrigerate as directed. Beat 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) softened PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese and 2 cups powdered sugar in large bowl with mixer or wire whisk until well blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP until well blended. Unmold cakes as directed. Fill and frost cake layers with cream cheese frosting.
