MomCooks

The classic poke cake has been around for as long as I can remember, and the best thing about it is that it is so easy to customize. For Halloween or Thanksgiving, use Orange gelatin powder, for Christmas, use Red or Green. And having Cool Whip be the “frosting” couldn’t be easier.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Orange Flavor Gelatin
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1/2 tsp. yellow food coloring
1/4 tsp. red food coloring
Halloween sprinkles

DIRECTIONS:

PREPARE cake batter and bake in 13×9-inch baking pan as directed on package. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes. Pierce cake with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.

STIR boiling water into dry gelatin in small bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add cold water; stir. Carefully pour over cake. Refrigerate 3 hours.

TINT whipped topping orange with food coloring; spread onto top of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Decorate with sprinkles. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.