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Raspberry Poke Cake

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 3 hr 45 min
  • Servings 12
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Poke around your cupboard and freezer and you'll probably find everything you need to make a classic "poke" cake. Some things just get easier.
Updated Jul 23, 2023
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
  • 1 box (4-serving size) Jell-O™ raspberry-flavored gelatin
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • Fresh raspberries, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan).
  • 2
    Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
  • 3
    With tines of fork, poke holes over top of cake. In medium bowl, stir gelatin and boiling water until dissolved; stir in cold water. Carefully pour mixture evenly over top of cake. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Refrigerate 2 hours.
  • 4
    Spread whipped topping over top of cake; garnish with raspberries. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Try your favorite flavor of gelatin in the poke mixture for this recipe.
  • tip 2
    You can also whip your own whipping cream to top this classic recipe. In chilled medium bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups whipping cream and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
  • tip 3
    Be sure to poke the cake 50 to 60 times so there is plenty of filling in the cake.

Nutrition

300 Calories, 14g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 41g Total Carbohydrate, 24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
14g
21%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
24g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
4%
4%
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; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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