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Patriotic Poke Cake - An Irresistible Red, White, and Blue Dessert

Easy homemade Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Poke Cake recipe with a cream cheese marshmallow fluff frosting. Perfect 4th of July picnic dessert or for any patriotic holiday. No fuss baking!
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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Time in Refrigerator:4 hours
Total Time:4 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 box White Cake Mix prepare according to directions on package
  • 1 package Cherry Gelatin 4 serving size
  • 1 package Blue-Raspberry Gelatin 4 serving size
  • 2 cups boiling water

Cream Cheese Fluff Frosting

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool completely in pans on wire rack.
  • Once cakes are cool, poke holes ¾ of the way through each layer multiple times with the end of a wooden spoon or a wooden skewer.
  • Combine 1 cup boiling water and cherry gelatin in small bowl and stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Repeat the same process for the blue-raspberry gelatin in a separate bowl.
  • Pour red gelatin over one cake layer and the raspberry blue gelatin over the other cake layer. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

Frosting

  • Combine softened cream cheese, marshmallow creme, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl using an electric mixer at medium high speed until smooth and fluffy!
  • Unmold the blue-raspberry cake onto a large serving/cake plate. Spread with about 1 cup frosting.
  • Unmold the red cake and place it on top of the first cake layer.
  • Frost top and sides and decorate with sprinkles if desired. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

Notes

*Please note that the calories listed do not include ingredients you will be adding to the boxed cake mix, i.e., eggs, oil, etc., as the specifics vary by brand. 

As with any of my recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 506IU | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 287kcal
Author: Mary Beth
Cost: $10.00