Description
A delightful Strawberry Poke Cake that is moist and infused with strawberry flavor, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 15.25 ounces white cake mix or cake mix flavor of your choosing
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 2 ½ cups heavy cream divided
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 3 ounces strawberry flavored gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 8 ounces frozen whipped topping thawed (or use homemade whipped cream if enjoying right away)
- 20 vanilla sandwich cookies
- 2 ½ tablespoons strawberry syrup
- Fresh strawberries (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish or cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, eggs, 1 ½ cups heavy cream and oil with a hand or stand mixer just until smooth and combined.
- Evenly spread the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out of the middle with just a few crumbs.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let cool in the pan for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Use the bottom of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the top being careful to poke about two-thirds of the way through the cake.
- In a medium-size, heat proof bowl, whisk together the strawberry gelatin powder and boiling water until dissolved, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Slowly whisk in the remaining cup of heavy cream until fully combined.
- Gently pour the jello mixture over the cake, filling the holes as much as possible and spreading any leftover on top.
- Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours, or overnight.
- Uncover and spread the whipped topping evenly over the top of the cake.
- Pulse the vanilla cookies in a food processor until crumbled, then drizzle the strawberry syrup over and pulse again until combined.
- Evenly sprinkle the strawberry crunch topping over the whipped topping. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Do not over bake the cake to ensure it remains moist.
- For the best flavor, refrigerate the cake overnight.
- Fresh strawberries make a great garnish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg