Jello Poke Cake

By: Kristen Yard

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an easy and delicious, green Jello Poke Cake that the whole family will love! 

Complete your yummy St. Patrick’s Day meal with the perfect dessert–a green Jello poke cake!

It’s so fun to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with kids! My daughter and I love decorating and setting a leprechaun trap, made out of things we have around the house. That smart leprechaun always gets away, but usually leaves a mess of green glitter, footprints, and a prize or two! 

Along with fun St. Patrick’s Day crafts and activities, we look forward to the food! Like Irish soda bread, and corned beef and cabbage, yum! Without a doubt, though, our favorite is St. Patrick’s day desserts! 

Every year we search out a fun new dessert to try and make. This year it’s a yummy green Jello poke cake! 

How To Make Jello Poke Cake

It’s so easy to make this yummy Jello poke cake! Kids will especially love to be put in charge of poking the holes (chopsticks work nicely for this)! So, grab your favorite kitchen helper, and let’s get started. 

This Jello Poke Cake Recipe: 

• Serves 12-15
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes plus chilling time

The ingredients for this poke cake recipe are basic pantry staples!

Ingredients – Jello Poke Cake 

• 1 box white cake mix
• 4 large egg whites, room temperature
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup vegetable or canola oil 
• 1 small box (3.4 oz) lime gelatin (any flavor will work)
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 cup boiling water

Frosting Ingredients

• 1 (8 oz.) tub whipped topping, thawed
• 1 small box (3.5 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix 

Toppings 

• Additional whipped topping
• Sprinkles 
• Fresh limes 

Instructions – Jello Poke Cake 

I love that you can switch the color of the Jello up so that this Jello poke cake recipe works for any holiday!

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a 13×9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Make sure your cake batter is nice and smooth!

Step 2

Combine cake mix, eggs, water, and oil until smooth.

This is one of my favorite recipes to make with my daughter! Kids love poking the holes into the Jello poke cake!

Step 3

Spread evenly into baking dish, bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let your cake cool briefly before you start poking holes into it!

Step 4

Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes.

This is the best part of prepping a Jello poke cake!

Step 5

Combine gelatin and boiling water and stir about 2 minutes until dissolved, add cold water.

How cool is this Jello poke cake?!

Step 6

Using a wooden skewer or large fork, poke holes into cake about every 1/2 inch.

Step 7

Carefully pour gelatin over the cake.

Step 8

Place in refrigerator at least 3 hours or overnight.

 

Frosting

Yum! Homemade frosting is the best!

Step 1 

In a mixing bowl, combine whipped topping with pudding mix until completely smooth.

The hardest part is not eating all the frosting before it gets on the cake!

Step 2

Spread over cake.

Step 3 

Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

For a fun St. Patrick’s Day dessert presentation idea, make shamrock shaped Jello Jigglers to plate each slice of cake with!

Step 4

Store leftovers in refrigerator covered with plastic wrap.

Step 5

Serve with sprinkles or fresh limes. 

Enjoy a yummy Jello poke cake for St. Patrick’s Day, minus the gluten!

How To Make a Gluten Free Jello Poke Cake 

Super easy! Just grab a gluten free vanilla cake mix, and gluten free lime gelatin (like Simple Mixes lime gelatin mix, on Amazon!).

Double check that all of our other processed ingredients are gluten free, and then you’re good to go! 

Yield: Serves 12-15

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a fun Jello Poke Cake!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix
• 4 large egg whites, room temperature
• ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 small box (3.4 oz) lime gelatin (any flavor will work)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• Frosting:
• 1 (8 oz.) tub whipped topping, thawed
• 1 small box (3.5 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
• Toppings:
• Additional whipped topping
• Sprinkles
• Fresh limes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a 13x9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Combine cake mix, eggs, water, and oil until smooth.
3. Spread evenly into baking dish, bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
5. Combine gelatin and boiling water and stir about 2 minutes until dissolved, add cold water.
6. Using a wooden skewer or large fork, poke holes into cake about every 1/2 inch.
7. Carefully pour gelatin over the cake.
8. Place in refrigerator at least 3 hours or overnight.

Frosting:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine whipped topping with pudding mix until completely smooth.
2. Spread over cake .
3. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
4. Store leftovers in refrigerator covered with plastic wrap.
5. Serve with sprinkles or fresh limes.

Start your day the shamrock way with shamrock eggs!

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes & Activities For Kids 

How are you celebrating St. Patrick’s Day? Comment below! 

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