Easy Christmas Jell-O Poke Cake
Make this vibrant, moist Christmas Jell-O Poke Cake for your holiday gathering. It uses simple ingredients to create festive red and green layers topped with whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Total Time: 5 hours 5 min
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Chilling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 box white cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 package (3 oz) red gelatin (like Jell-O)
- 1 package (3 oz) green gelatin (like Jell-O)
- 1 cup cold water (divided)
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- Red and green sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Prepare the white cake according to the package directions, baking it in a 9×13 inch baking pan. Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.
- While the cake cools, prepare the gelatin. In separate bowls, dissolve the red gelatin in 1/2 cup boiling water, and the green gelatin in 1/2 cup boiling water. Stir each until fully dissolved.
- Add 1/2 cup cold water to the red gelatin mixture and 1/2 cup cold water to the green gelatin mixture. Set both bowls aside to cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Do not let them set.
- Once the cake is cool, use the handle of a wooden spoon or a large fork to poke holes all over the top of the cake, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
- Carefully pour the red gelatin mixture evenly over half of the cake surface, aiming for the holes. Pour the green gelatin mixture evenly over the other half of the cake surface.
- Cover the cake and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until the gelatin is completely set.
- Before serving, spread the thawed whipped topping evenly over the top of the set gelatin layers.
- Decorate the cake with red and green sprinkles. Slice and serve this festive holiday dessert.
Notes
- For an extra moist cake, you can substitute the boiling water/cold water mixture for the gelatin with an equal amount of clear soda, like lemon-lime, for a slight fizz.
- You can make this easy Christmas dessert a day ahead of time; just wait to add the whipped topping until a few hours before serving.
- If you want a richer topping, mix the whipped topping with 4 ounces of softened cream cheese before spreading it on the cake.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg