Red, White and Blue Poke Cake

Red, white and beautiful! A simple cake-mix cake becomes the hit of your Fourth of July gathering with just a few easy additions.

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ingredients 10
Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 4 hr 50 min

Ingredients

1: box white cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box

1: box (4-serving size) strawberry-flavored gelatin

1: cup boiling water

1/2: cup cold water

1: box (4-serving size) white chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix

1/3: cup milk

1: container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

1: cup sliced fresh strawberries

1/2: cup fresh blueberries

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour.
2 Pierce cooled cake with fork at 1/2-inch intervals. In medium bowl, stir gelatin and boiling water until dissolved. Stir in cold water. Carefully pour mixture over entire surface of cake. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until serving time.
3 In large bowl, mix pudding mix and milk until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread over cake. Arrange strawberries and blueberries on top of cake to look like flag. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

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Expert Tips

To show off the red, white and blue of this cake, cut into serving-size pieces and arrange on a platter. Top each piece of cake with a tiny American flag available at craft stores. Garnish the platter with whole strawberries and blueberries.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 250
Calories from Fat: 80),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 9%
(Saturated Fat 4g, 4% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 330mg; 330%;
Total Carbohydrate: 39g; 39%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 25g 25% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 6%;
Calcium: 8%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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aundy28570

report Posted Jul. 6, 2012 4:18 PM

My mother makes this. This time I used vanilla pudding and yellow cake mix with all sugar free ingredients. Loved it!

HDTEXASANGEL

report Posted Jul. 3, 2012 12:19 PM

I am a member of the American Legion Riders and I made this cake for our 4th of July Riders social and it was a hit. Everyone loved it and have given me multiple new ideas for different flavors for other events. This recipe is most deffinately a keeper.

gemynygrl

report Posted Jun. 29, 2012 1:09 AM

This is our favorite cake in our family but it's made slightly different than this recipe. I substitute instant Vanilla pudding for the white chocolate pudding in the frosting, and in the Jello recipe instead of using cold and hot water I use hot water and I replace the cold water with Welch's Strawberry soda. It is always a hit.

chef_billie

report Posted Aug. 18, 2011 3:45 PM

I was worried I would somehow make a disaster out of the cake since I'd never attempted to make a "poke cake" before, but it was surprisingly easy! The cake couldn't have been more delicious; the white cake with the strawberry accent was fantastic, and I thought the simple topping was the tastiest part. I also couldn't find white chocolate pudding, but vanilla pudding was, I'm sure, just as yummy.

Aevali

report Posted Jul. 10, 2011 1:48 PM

I love this recipe, my only issue is even if I don't poke the holes all the way down I end up with a very jello bottom. Made a vanilla cake, cherry jello, and vanilla (dyed blue) top for the 4th. Huge hit! Now making a vanilla cake, lime jello, and lemon top for a summer BBQ. Love this recipe.