Holiday Jell-O Poke Cake

Name: Holiday Jell-O Poke Cake
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 591 milliliters confectioners sugar; 5 eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 591 milliliters granulated sugar; 59 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 85 grams package of lime Jell-O; 85 grams package of red Jell-O (I used Black Cherry); 237 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 283 grams 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Holiday Jell-O Poke Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 654 calories, 8g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of vanillan extract, butter, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Set oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two cake pans and set aside. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

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Oven

In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together on high speed until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Reduce mixer speed to medium and add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition until incorporated and scraping down sides with a rubber spatula as needed. Once eggs have been added, mix in vanilla. Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk a third at a time on low speed, mixing until just incorporated.

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Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Sugar

Egg

Milk

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Pour batter into prepared pans and bake until a cake tester comes out clean, approximately 45 to 50 minutes. Cool ten minutes in pan. Then loosen sides and remove and cool completely on a wire rack.

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Frying Pan

While cake is cooling, bring 1 cup water to boil (if you want to use 2 flavors you'll need 2 cups of boiling water).

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Water

Add boiling water to a small bowl (or bowls, if you're using multiple flavors), pour in the Jell-O and stir until dissolved. Once cake has cooled return it to a cleaned pan, top side up. Use a fork to poke holes in the top of the cake at regular intervals then pour 1/2 cup of Jell-O evenly over the top of each layer (if you are using two flavors you will have extra Jell-O which you can use or dispose of as you wish). Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or up to overnight.

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Water

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Bowl

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For the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter on medium until well softened.

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Frosting