Favorite Potluck Desserts Poke Cake Ideas
Favorite Cake Recipes Using Jello, Pudding, or Condensed Milk
Sep 24, 2009
No matter what flavors a jello poke cake is based around, the end product will be a big hit at any potluck meal.
Need a potluck dessert idea? Consider a jello poke cake to please the crowd. Jello poke cakes can be prepared in any number of flavor combinations and can be planned to match a potluck theme. Potluck dessert ideas using a jello poke cake may include ideas like German Chocolate poke cake for an Octoberfest potluck, Strawberry poke cake for a fruit potluck, or Rainbow poke cake for a Christmas potluck. A simple jello poke cake can add the perfect touch to any potluck or home meal.
Octoberfest Potluck Idea
German Chocolate Poke Cake
- 1 package German Chocolate Cake Mix
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 large frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 3 toffee candy bars crushed or a bag of heath bits
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake cake according directions on box 13X9 pan.
- Cool 15 minutes.
- Poke holes with wooden spoon handle.
- Drizzle condensed milk over top of cake. Let stand until milk is absorbed.
- Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours.
- Spread whipped topping over top of cake and sprinkle crushed candy on top.
Strawberry Poke Cake
- 1 pkg. white cake mix
- 1 pkg. strawberry jello
- 1 can Strawberry pie filling
- Cool Whip
- Bake cake in 13x9 pan
- Poke holes in top of cake with fork 1/2 inches apart.
- Carefully pour jello over cake.
- Chill 3-4 hours.
- Top with pie filling
- Cover with Cool Whip.
- Refrigerate
Rainbow Poke Cake
- 1 pkg. white cake mix
- 1 pkg. Jello cherry flavor
- 1 pkg. Jello lime flavor gelatin
- 2 c. boiling water
- 1 container non dairy topping, thawed, 8 ounce
- Prepare cake mix as directed on package
- Pour batter into 2 round pans,
- Bake as directed; cool 10 minutes.
- Remove from pans; cool completely.
- Place cake layers, top sides up, back in the 2 clean pans;
- poke holes in each layer with a fork
- Mix cherry gelatin with 1 cup boiling water
- stir until gelatin is dissolved. Spoon over 1 layer.
- Repeat with lime gelatin over remaining layer.
- Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours.
- Dip pan into warm water 10 seconds; invert on plate, gently shaking to loosen.
- Spread layer with 1 cup of whipped topping.
- Remove remaining layer as above; invert on first layer. Frost with remaining topping.
- 1 pkg. yellow or chocolate cake mix
- 2 pkgs. (4 serving size) Jello instant pudding & pie filling, any flavor
- 1 cup. confectioners' sugar
- 4 cup cold milk
- Prepare cake mix baking in 13"x9" pan.
- Remove from oven.
- Poke holes down through cake with wooden spoon.
- Combine pudding mix with sugar in large bowl
- Gradually stir in milk.
- Beat at low speed of electric mixer for not more than 1 minute.
- Before pudding mixture thickens, pour about 1/2 of the thin pudding mixture evenly over warm cake and into holes to make strips.
- Allow remaining pudding mixture to thicken slightly
- Spoon over top, swirling to frost the cake. Store cake in refrigerator.
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