Raspberry Poke Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make and bake cake as directed on box for a 9 x 13 inch glass pan. Our cake mix called for vegetable oil, water, and eggs. Let cake cool completely.
• Poke holes all over cooled cake with a fork.
• In a small bowl, whisk together Jell-O and boiling water until Jell-O is dissolved; stir in cold water.
• Pour over cake and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• To make the frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla, milk and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread on top of cake.
• Top cake with fresh raspberries and sliced almonds.
• Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan).
• Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour.
• Pierce cooled cake all over with fork. In small bowl, stir gelatin and boiling water until smooth; stir in cold water. Pour over cake. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Refrigerate 2 hours. Frost with whipped topping; garnish with raspberries. Store covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box in 2 (9-inch) round cake pans, using water, oil and egg whites. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Return cooled cake layers into 2 clean 9-inch round cake pans. With thin stirring straw, toothpick or skewer, pierce cakes at 1/2-inch intervals.
• In 2 separate medium bowls, add 1 cup of the boiling water into each flavor of gelatin. Beat each with whisk until completely dissolved. With large spoon, drizzle raspberry gelatin over 1 cake; drizzle green gelatin over remaining cake. Refrigerate 1 to 3 hours to allow gelatin to set up in cakes.
• To remove cakes from pans, dip pans in warm water 10 seconds. Unmold 1 cake onto serving platter; spread 1 1/2 cups of the whipped topping on top of cake. Unmold second cake; carefully place on first cake on platter.
• Frost entire cake with remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving, or until ready to serve.