Even a white Christmas should have a rainbow
Christmas Rainbow Poke cake recipe
Christmas Rainbow Poke Cake recipe
Yield:
16 servings
Ingredients
- 1 package white cake mix
- 1 (3 oz.) package raspberry Jell-o gelatin
- 1 (3 oz.) package lime Jell-o gelatin
- 2 c. boiling water
- 1 (8 oz.) container Cool Whip, thawed
- Gumdrops (red and green)
Instructions
- Prepare cake as directed on package. Pour batter into 2 round pans (8- or 9-inch).
- Bake as directed. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
- Place cake layers, top side up, back in the 2 pans (clean). Prick each layer with utility fork at 1/2 inch intervals.
- Pour 1 cup of the boiling water over the raspberry Jello in bowl. Stir until Jello is dissolved. Spoon over 1 layer of cake.
- Repeat with lime Jello and other layer of cake.
- Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours.
- Dip 1 layer in pan of warm water 10 seconds; invert on plate, gently shaking to loosen.
- Remove pan; spread layer with 1 cup of Cool Whip. Remove other layer from pan in same manner; invert onto first layer.
- Decorate your Christmas Rainbow Poke Cake: Frost with remaining Cool Whip. Refrigerate; garnish with flattened gumdrops. Cut to resemble holly.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 104Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 48mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g
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3 Responses
Although never very fond of Jell-O, the Christmas season I saw this ad for Jell-O cake I thought it looked so “cool” that I absolutely HAD to make it. I was in middle school and old enough to bake on my own without supervision, but my mother always insisted on helping with “new” recipes. Even with her assistance, the Jell-O didn’t marble as intended: if I recall correctly, even though we’d poked deep holes, the Jell-O didn’t sink down into the cake far enough and soaked the top of each layer. Years later, someone in my office hung a “Dessert-of-the-Month” calendar in our breakroom, with one month featuring a 21st-century, more gourmet version of Jell-O cake, which I hadn’t thought about in years.
Did anyone ever bake a Jell-O cake that worked?
Many of them! In fact I am making one today for my nephew who is home from the navy.
I tried making this cake for Christmas and it was a disaster! The cake came out great, but assembling it was a nightmare. I put the Cool Whip on the first layer then added the second layer, then started on covering the entire cake with Cool Whip and the cakes just kept sliding off! There was Cool Whip everywhere! I tried putting the cake in the freezer for a while to try to firm it up, but as soon as I put it back in the fridge, it all started sliding everywhere! It tasted delicious and everyone loved it, but it looked ridiculous all lopsided. What am I doing wrong??? I just want it to look like the picture, a regular cake, not a big blob of Cool Whip sliding everywhere! Help! Everyone wants me to make it again for Easter, but I told them NO unless I learn how to make it not sliding off.