Holiday Poke Cake
- 2 baked 9-inch round white cake layers, cooled*
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Gelatin, any red flavor*
- 1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Lime Flavor Gelatin*
- 1 tub (8 or 12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed*
- Place cake layers, top sides up, in 2 clean 9-inch round cake pans.
- Pierce cake with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
- Stir 1 cup of the boiling water into each flavor of gelatin in separate bowls at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved.
- Carefully pour red gelatin over 1 cake layer and lime gelatin over second cake layer.
- Refrigerate 3 hours.
- Dip 1 cake pan in warm water 10 seconds; unmold onto serving plate.
- Spread with about 1 cup of the whipped topping.
- Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first cake layer.
- Frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped topping.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.
- Decorate as desired.
- Store leftover cake in refrigerator.
- Gumdrop Leaves and Flowers: Flatten green gumdrops with rolling pin on a smooth flat surface sprinkled with sugar.
- Roll until very thin, turning frequently to coat with sugar.
- Cut into leaf shapes.
- For flowers, flatten and roll red gumdrops into thin strips.
- Roll up each strip tightly to form a flower.
white cake, boiling water, o gelatin, flavor
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/holiday-poke-cake-53187.aspx (may not work)