Stunning Red, White and Blue Poke Cake Recipe
If you need a delicious yet easy red, white, and blue poke cake recipe for the 4th of July, this one is a crowdpleaser. It also looks amazing on any table celebrating Independence Day. Make it now so it will be ready when you get together to ring in the fireworks.
What is a poke cake? Just like it sounds: it’s a cake you poke holes in after baking. You then fill those holes with a liquid or filling — like Jello, condensed milk, pureed fruit, chocolate cream, or pudding to infuse extra flavor. For this patriotic version, we used blueberry and cherry Jello, but you can use other fillings and switch up the colors. You could make this poke cake for any sports game using your team’s colors or use your child’s favorite fillings like dulce de leche or Nutella as well.
Red, White and Blue Poke Cake Recipe
Makes: 1 9×13 inches baking dish
Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 35 minutes
Chill time: overnight
Total time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 boxes of white cake mix
- 8 large egg whites
- 1 cup Canola oil
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 – 3.4 oz box of Cherry Jello
- 1 – 3.4 oz Box of blue raspberry Jello
- 2 cups boiling water, divided
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened and divided
- 16 oz container of whipped topping, like Cool Whip
- Red, white and blue sprinkles
- 2 squeeze bottles
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9×13 baking dish with baking spray (like PAM) and set aside
- Using a standing mixer, combine the cake mix, egg whites, oil, and water
- Mix together until combined and smooth
- Pour into baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely
- Using a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the the cake
- In two small bowls, combine the cherry Jello and 1 cup of boiling water into one bowl and the blue raspberry Jello and the other cup of boiling water
- Mix until both are combined
- Pour each Jello into their own squeeze bottle
- Pour the Jello into each hole like shown in the picture
- In two bowls, add 8oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup cherry Jello and 1/4 cup powdered sugar into 1 bowl and whisk until combined and smooth
- In the second bowl, whisk until combined the remaining 8oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup blue raspberry Jello and 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Spoon 1 tbsp of each cream cheese mixture onto the top of the cake and spread evenly
- Scoop the whipped topping into the piping bag and pipe all over the cake
- Top with red, white and blue sprinkles for a patriotic look
- Place in the fridge to harden overnight.
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Easy Red, White and Blue Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 2 boxes of white cake mix
- 8 large egg whites
- 1 cup Canola oil
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 - 3.4 oz box of Cherry Jello
- 1 - 3.4 oz Box of blue raspberry Jello
- 2 cups boiling water, divided
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened and divided
- 16 oz container of whipped topping, like Cool Whip
- Red, white and blue sprinkles
- 2 squeeze bottles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9x13 baking dish with baking spray (like PAM) and set aside
- Using a standing mixer, combine the cake mix, egg whites, oil, and water
- Mix together until combined and smooth
- Pour into baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely
- Using a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the the cake
In two small bowls, combine the cherry Jello and 1 cup of boiling water into one bowl and the blue raspberry Jello and the other cup of boiling water - Mix until both are combined
- Pour each Jello into their own squeeze bottle
- Pour the Jello into each hole like shown in the picture
- In two bowls, add 8oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup cherry Jello and 1/4 cup powdered sugar into 1 bowl and whisk until combined and smooth
- In the second bowl, whisk until combined the remaining 8oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup blue raspberry Jello and 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Spoon 1 tbsp of each cream cheese mixture onto the top of the cake and spread evenly
- Scoop the whipped topping into the piping bag and pipe all over the cake
- Top with red, white and blue sprinkles for a patriotic look
- Place in the fridge to harden overnight.
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- How To Make 4th of July Fruit Kebabs
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