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If you’re looking for an easy dessert recipe that’s sure to make everyone smile, you’ll love this Strawberry Jello Poke Cake! It’s fun, fruity, and made with cake mix, Jello, and Cool Whip so it’s super easy!
An Easy Poke Cake Recipe for Parties
Birthday parties, 4th of July block parties, backyard barbecues, pool parties, you name it—any summer celebration is the perfect excuse to make a Strawberry Jello Poke Cake. Top this it with a few fresh strawberries and this is sure to be one of your favorite poke cake recipes!
One of the best things about this strawberry Jello cake is how easy it is to whip up. You only need five simple, inexpensive ingredients, and about an hour of baking and cooling time. This is truly an effortless summer dessert that you’ll want to make over and over again!
Noteworthy Ingredients
This isn’t a complete list! Here you’ll find notes to help you make sure you start off with the right ingredients for your strawberry Jello poke cake.
- White Cake Mix – Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines are my choice for tried-and-true cake mixes! You could also use strawberry cake mix for more berry flavor.
- Strawberry Jello – I’ve never used sugar-free Jello for this recipe, so I suggest using regular. Although this is a strawberry poke cake, you can really use any flavor of Jello here!
- Whipped Topping – It doesn’t get much easier than Cool Whip, does it? Homemade whipped cream is fantastic, but it will deflate during storage, while Cool Whip won’t.
- Strawberries – Skip the lackluster frozen berries and buy a container of fresh, juicy strawberries.
How to Store
Cover the dish with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate for 3 to 4 days; if you have smaller portions of leftovers, you can transfer them to an airtight container. This strawberry Jello poke cake can also be frozen for up to 2 months; let it thaw in the refrigerator before serving.
More Strawberry Dessert Ideas
- My Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes are perfect for spring parties!
- For another strawberry recipe made with Jello, you will love this Jello Pretzel Salad. It’s a classic here in the Midwest!
- For something a little more refined, this Strawberry Pound Cake keeps it simple—and delicious.
- If you adore strawberry shortcake ice cream bars, you will flip for this Strawberry Crunch Poke Cake, and Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream Cake.
Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix prepared as directed
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 box 4-serving size Jell-O strawberry-flavored gelatin
- 1 container 8 oz Whipped Topping (Cool Whip)
- 12 fresh strawberries cut in half
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray. Prepare cake as directed on box.
- Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cooling rack 20 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, pour boiling water on gelatin and stir until dissolved.
- Add holes to cake with the of a wooden spoon.
- Carefully pour strawberry gelatin evenly over top of cake. Cool completely
- Spread whipped topping over cake.
- Add strawberries to the top of each piece of cake before serving.
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I’ve made this cake for 4th of July and on top I used blueberries and strawberries to make an American flag. It’s a huge hit, kids and adults love it!
I would like to fancy this up a bit for my daughter’s wedding shower, has anyone tried removing the cake from the pan after the jello has set? Thinking of doing two round cake pans then stacking them.
Made this many times with reve reviews. Made it with orange jello and mandarin oranges on the top. It was a hit as well.
Haven’t made this yet but excited to try. Just wondering, can I use spray/can ed whipped cream instead of the bowl kind? Just happen to have that on hand so was curious
I let my jello firm up a bit and then poured over cake, it was delicious
We’re so glad you enjoyed it!
Outstanding!!!! Wish I could add a picture!!!
We would love to see it on social media! Or, you can email us as well! We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Adrice. 😊
I accidentally put the sweet condensed milk on top of the cake after I poked it and put the Jell-O in and it turned out delicious and also followed it with the cool weapon. Of course the strawberries on top you should give it a try. It’s really good.
We’re so glad it still turned out well for you, Chris! We’d love to know how it goes if you try it again, too. 😊
This cake was delicious my family loved it
this cake was fantastic!!!! For the topping I whipped some cream cheese and a little powered sugar and folded it into the cool whip. So good. Thank you!