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Red White & Blue Poke Cake

This patriotic poke cake is perfect for summer holidays! It is a flavorful, light, and delicious cake that is served cold so it is so refreshing! Perfect for Memorial day, the fourth of July or any other day where you want to celebrate the red white and blue!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Additional Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • For the Cake-
  • White Cake Mix
  • Oil Eggs & Water to bake cake according to directions
  • 3 oz. Box Blue Jello
  • 3 oz. Box Red Jello
  • ¾ Cup of Water for each color of Jello
  • For the Frosting
  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese cold
  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream cold
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • Red White & Blue Sprinkles

Instructions

  • Bake cake according to package or recipe directions in a 13x9 inch
    pan.
  • Allow cake to cool completely.
  • With a drinking straw, or end of a wooden spoon poke even rows of holes across the cake.
  • Dissolve the blue Jello in ¾ cup of boiling water. Fill the holes in every other row with the dissolved blue Jello. You can carefully pour
    or spoon it in or use a dropper or squeeze bottle.
  • Repeat with the red Jello filling the empty rows of holes.
  • Cover the cake and place it in the fridge overnight or for
    at least 4 hours.
  • Once the cake has cooled it is time to make the frosting.
  • Place your mixing bowl in the freezer for about 15-30 minutes before making the icing. Make sure all cream cheese and whipping cream are cold.
  • In the chilled bowl cream together cream cheese, vanilla,
    and powdered sugar until well mixed and light and fluffy. With the mixer on
    low/med slowly pour in the whipping cream and mix until well incorporated and smooth.
  • Turn the mixer to high and whip until stiff peaks form.
  • Spread evenly across the top of the cake or pipe it on with
    an icing bag.
  • Sprinkle with red white and blue sprinkles.
  • Keep covered and refrigerated until ready to serve.