Red White and Blue Jello Poke Cake

A piece of red, white and blue poke cake on a blue and white dessert plate. The cake is frosted with white frosting and sprinkled with red, white and blue sprinkles. You can see the red, white and blue portions of the cake where holes have been poked and jello poured in. the plate is sitting on a red and white checkered napkin.

Red White and Blue Jello Poke Cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings:

The most popular 4th of July recipe is this Red White and Blue Jello Poke Cake! It's a moist, white cake, red and blue jello and whipped topping!

Ingredients

1 Box Cake Mix White, plus ingredients to make the cake
8 oz Whipped Topping Cool Whip
Sprinkles red, white and blue
1 Cup Water boiling, divided in half
3 oz Jello cherry
3 oz Jello blue

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prepare the cake according to the directions.
Meanwhile, use 1.5 ounces (half) of the red jello in 1/2 cup boiling water, stirring to combine and the other 1/2 cup boiling water with 1.5 ounces of the blue jello.
Once you remove the cake from the oven poke the cake all over with the end of a wooden spoon and pour red in 1/2 of the holes and blue in the other half. Try to not mix colors.
Place in the fridge for 30 minutes or up to overnight.
Top with cool whip and sprinkles and serve!

Notes

To freeze this cake, wrap in plastic wrap and then foil and place in the freezer.

Nutrition Facts

Red White and Blue Jello Poke Cake

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 171 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 1mg0%

Sodium 253mg11%

Potassium 31mg1%

Carbohydrates 35g12%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 23g26%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 9IU0%

Calcium 73mg7%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.