Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
Incredibly light and delicious Strawberry Jello Poke Cake! This white cake is filled with strawberry jello and topped with fresh whipped cream and strawberries.
This Strawberry Jello Poke Cake is a classic cake I’m sure you’ve either had or heard of before. Am I right? Jello Poke Cakes have been around forever because they are so dang delicious.
I think it was my Mom that first introduced me to jello poke cakes, and of course I fell in-love at first bite. They are moist and packed with so much flavor- the only problem is that you’ll have a hard time stopping at just one piece. This cake is not rich by any means so it is easy to devour and go for seconds! (If that’s a bad thing, I guess.) 😉
Another thing I love about this cake is how simple it is to prepare. You can use any box cake mix (I prefer white so the color of the jello really shows) and I’ve made it with yellow. Both are amazing. You can always try a homemade cake and I’m sure it would be even better.
The second part is the topping. I use cool whip and I am not ashamed in any way. Homemade whipped cream is even better (duh), so when I have time I will whip up the good stuff, but we are happy campers with cool whip too. Either way, this cake is a winner. 🙂 It is so simple, light and absolutely delicious.
CAN I USE OTHER FLAVORS OF JELLO INSTEAD OF STRAWBERRY?
Yes! You can definitely swap the strawberry jello for any flavor you prefer. Some great options are lemon, peach, raspberry and cherry jello!
DO I HAVE TO USE WHITE CAKE MIX?
Not at all. Yellow cake mix and even chocolate cake mix are delicious alternatives. I think a chocolate cake with strawberry jello would be amazing!
MORE DELICIOUS CAKE RECIPES YOU MAY LIKE:
Raspberry Cream Cake
Skinny Funfetti Cake
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
Chocolate Chip Banana Cake
Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box (15 ounces) white cake mix
- (eggs, oil and water called for on cake mix package)
- 1 box (3 ounces) strawberry jello mix
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 container (8 ounces) cool whip thawed
- sliced strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare and bake cake in a 9×13 inch baking pan, according to package directions. Remove cake from oven. Let cool 30 minutes.
- Using the back of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cake.
- Mix together jello powder and boiling water until jello dissolves. Carefully pour mixture evenly over the top of cake. Cover and place in fridge to chill for a few hours.
- When ready to serve, spread cool whip evenly over the top of cake. Cut in pieces and serve with sliced strawberries. Enjoy!
Notes
WANT TO SAVE THIS CAKE RECIPE FOR LATER?
PIN IT TO YOUR FAVORITE PINTEREST BOARD!
Can i make the cake a day ahead then next day do the jello then refrigerate
Sorry to respond so late Deborah. But yes, you can make the cake a day in advance. 🙂
Yummy! I was drooling when I saw it
Will never ignore this formula, I will do it for my family and friends, but I have a question, can I do it, then leave the refrigerator for days?
Thanks
My family likes it with blueberry pie filling spread over the cake after the jello is poured on. After chilling I add the cool whip
I mix the whipped cream with cream cheese and powdered sugar, like a fruit dip. Oh my!!!
I make this cake with lemon cake mix and lime jello. I frost it whith coolwhip, 1 cup milk and 1 pkg instant lemon pudding combined.
Love it. I’ve seen recipes with 1 cup water, 1 1/2 cups water and 2 cups water added to the jello. Any thoughts on whayt is best?
It looks very delicious. I will try this. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Cannot wait to try this.
Can I apply this recipe with other kinds of fruits? I like strawberry but I want to try with different fruit. Anyway that’t nice of you share this post.
Yes mary! You can use any other jello flavor you prefer. Cherry, peach and lemon are great options!
I made a white cake with peach jello and topped it with dream whip frosting (1 envelope of dream whip, 1 box of vanilla pudding 1 1/2 c milk, 1tsp of vanilla) the frosting was so light. The cake was gone in a day and 1/2
Just made this yesterday and it turned out soo good!
Help! May seem silly but at what point do you remove the cake from the pan? Seems that when pouring the jello it would run? I’ve seen pictures where it is left in the pan and those of the cake removed.
You leave the cake in the pan. You never remove it except for slicing it and serving 🙂
This jello cake is my favorite, I always feel pleasured to have it with a cup of coffee. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
This is so good, I made it last week but I didn’t use whipping cream, just cake with fresh strawberries, my family like it . Thanks.
Your strawberry cake is really delicious. I try to make it for my daughter and she loves to eat so much. Thank you so much for your experiences and sharing.
Hi! I’d love to try this but I’m wondering if there’s a vegetarian option for the jello I can use instead? Thank you for all of your lovely recipes Holly.
You can use kosher “gelatin”, some of which use agar agar as the gelling agent
I’ve been making this cake for years! My mom used to make it all the time and then I took over. I make my with a few different variations. For the jello, I use 3/4 cup boiling water and 1/2 cup cold water. I actually prefer to double the recipe for the jello and use 2 boxes (so double the water too). More jello mixture to pour into the holes makes it even more flavorful and moist. I use a funnel to get it all in each hole). For the topping I use the vanilla pudding and Dream Whip combination. I like to double that recipe too, 2 boxes of Jello Vanilla instant pudding and 2 envelopes dream whip along with 3 cups cold milk and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Beat for about 7 minutes. Top the cake with in and REFRIGERATE. It’s such a delicious cake and a hit with everyone
Can u use redi whip?
I don’t recommend it. It’s not as thick as cool whip so I don’t think it will work.
For my frosting i mix whipping cream , powered sugar and i use frozen strawberries that i blended in blender, its oh so yummy!
Many years ago I made this but it was called a soda pop cake. Bake your cake and to jello w/1 cup boiling water, add 1 cup of same FLAVOR soda.
Then follow directions. For topping, make 1 box of instant vanilla pudding and fold in 1 tub of cool whip. So much better than plain cool whip!
Thank you for sharing. It looks so yummy.
I made this cake tonight and added a Homemade Strawberry Whipped Icing and it was delicious.
I make this as our easter bunny cake. Using a butter cake miX wIth raspberry jello. Frost with cool ehip and Sprinkle with coconut. Family love it say it reminds them of ZINGERS only better.
I make this all the time! i use strawberry cake mix, the other thing i add is strawberry pie filling on top before adding the whipped cream,, its delicious! Right now I am making a white cake , raspberry jello, raspberry pie filling and then top with the cool whip and fresh raspberries, think this one will be awesome too!
My family loves jello poke cakes es in the summer. Their favorite is RASPBERRY although they love strawberry too.
Just wanted to tell you what i do for the “frosting”. I take a small box of instant vanilla pudding mixed with only 1 cup of cold milk. It stiffens up pretty fast. Then i fold and mix an 8 oz tub if Cool WhiP into it. It is SO SO GOOD. IF YOU TRY IT LET ME KNOW HOW YOU LIKE IT. I’ve been enjoying your recipes for quite a whike.
Before I top with cool whip I put a layer of surgered strawberries on top of the cake. It’s always a big hit.
Have you used strawberry cake mix or french vanilla?
No, but i’m sure either would be great!
the cake mix I used called for 5 egg whites. of course I didn’t see that until after it was mixed and used the whole eggs. it still turned out delicious!