This 4th of July poke cake is perfect for your Fourth of July or Memorial Day celebration! And it is easy to make using a boxed cake mix and Jello.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Chilling Time3 hourshrs
Total Time4 hourshrs5 minutesmins
Servings: 16
Ingredients
1box(15.25 ounce) white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggsuse what is called for on the cake mix box (mine called for 3 egg whites, ½ cup of oil, and 1 cup of water)
1box(3 ounce) cherry or strawberry gelatin
1box(3 ounce) blueberry gelatin
2cupsboiling water
1cupscold water
1container(8 ounces) whipped toppingthawed
1cupsliced fresh strawberries
½cupblueberries
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Prepare the cake mix following the package instructions.
1 box (15.25 ounce) white cake mix, Water, vegetable oil and eggs
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool for 20 minutes.
To make the Jello in a medium mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of boiling water with cherry jello and stir until dissolved. Whisk in ½ cup cold water to the cherry gelatin and set aside.
1 box (3 ounce) cherry or strawberry gelatin, 2 cups boiling water, 1 cups cold water
In another bowl, repeat the above with the blue Jello and set it aside.
Use the end of a wooden spoon or a large straw to poke rows of holes all over the entire cake.
Spoon the Jello in the holes. Alternate red and blue until they are all filled.
Refrigerate the dessert, covered, for 3-4 hours to allow the gelatin to set.
Frost with the whipped topping.
1 container (8 ounces) whipped topping
Slice the strawberries. Then arrange your blueberries in one corner as stars and make rows of strawberries for a flag pattern on top.
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries, ½ cup blueberries
Notes
Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.Either spoon in the Jello or use a little food syringe to get the Jello into the holes evenly. Add red, white, and blue sprinkles to the batter mix for a funfetti look.You can also add festive sprinkles to the top and skip the flag pattern!