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.

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Ingredients

1 box  Super Moist™ white cake mix

(and Water, vegetable oil and whole eggs called for on cake mix box)

1 box (3 oz) Jell-O™ strawberry-flavored gelatin

1 cup boiling water

1/2 cup cold water

1 box (3.3 oz) Jell-O™ white chocolate-flavor instant pudding & pie filling mix

1/2 cup cold milk

1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip™ frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Steps

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 on cooling rack 20 minutes.

2

With tines of fork(or handle of a wooden spoon), poke holes almost to bottom of warm cake about every 1/2 inch. In medium bowl, stir gelatin and boiling water until dissolved. Stir in cold water. Carefully pour mixture evenly over top of cake. Refrigerate, loosely covered, at least 3 hours but no longer than 12 hours until serving time.

3

In large bowl, beat pudding mix and milk with whisk until blended and smooth. Gently stir in whipped topping. Drop by spoonfuls over top of cake; carefully spread until even. Arrange strawberries and blueberries on top of cake to look like flag. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips:

Make ahead! Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool on cooling rack 20 minutes. Poke holes in warm cake with fork. Make gelatin mixture, and carefully pour over top of cake. Loosely cover, and refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, make pudding mixture. Remove cake from refrigerator; uncover, and top with pudding mixture. Decorate top with fruit.

The gelatin mixture needs time to set and cool completely in the poked cake, so for best results, refrigerate at least 3 hours before spreading pudding mixture on top.

Can’t find white chocolate instant pudding? Replace with 1 box (3.4 oz) Jell-O™ vanilla-flavor instant pudding & pie filling mix.

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