Name: Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 16.25 oz box white cake mix (prepare with ingredients on box); 1 box (.3 oz strawberry jello mix sugar-free); 1 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix sugar free; 1 container (8 oz cool whip); 1 1/2 c. water; 2 c. milk

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Strawberry Jello Poke Cake ~ Quick & Easy, But Impressive for Guests! This Light Strawberry Poke Cake Starts with a Box Mix and is Topped with Strawberry Jell-O, Vanilla Pudding and Cool Whip! Vanilla Poke Cake is the Perfect Comfort Food Dessert!

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Strawberry Poke Cake

I’ve been thinking I should make this recipe for awhile but I’ve never got around to it. It’s a frequent visitor at meals when I go to other people’s houses. So I made a phone call to my hubby’s stepmom one Sunday morning and requested the recipe.

I needed something simple and fast to make for a dessert and this fit the bill. My mom had hemmed a pair of jeans for the hubby and decided that for her “pay” she wanted to come over for Creamy Chicken Enchiladas. This is the one recipe she refuses to make saying that it’s my “treat” recipe when she’s craving it. I was thinking about making Strawberry Pretzel for dessert, but opt’d instead for this Strawberry Poke Cake

Vanilla Poke Cake

My little bro also loves these, so I made sure to invite him over to or I wouldn’t hear the end of it! Plus I had all the ingredients on hand which is an extra WOOHOO in my life. I try to avoid the grocery store as much as possible because I can never walk out of there with just what I went for even if it was a box of cake mix!

Shopping List for Strawberry Poke Cake

box white cake mix
strawberry jello mix
instant vanilla pudding
cool whip
milk

Easy stuff right? This is so easy to make I know you’ll love this recipe!

Strawberry Jello Poke Cake

Now I couldn’t just leave the cake as is could I? I jazzed it up with a layer of vanilla pudding between the cake and the cool whip layer. It was terrific. If you don’t have vanilla pudding mix you surely can get by without it, but it was fun to dress it up a bit.

I used all sugar free mixes but you can use the regular ones too. I knew it was a hit when Mom said, “You will blog this one right?!”

How do you make a Strawberry Jello Poke Cake?

Following the directions on the box, bake the cake.
When the cake is done baking, poke holes in it with a the handle end of a wooden spoon, place in the fridge to chill.
Prepare Jell-O with 1 c. boiling water and 1/2 c. cold water. Mix until jello mix is dissolved. Pour over the cake and refrigerate.
Prepare the vanilla pudding mixture. Mix vanilla pudding with milk. Let it sit until soft set.
Smooth over the top of your Vanilla Poke Cake. Top with the cool whip.

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Honestly what’s not to love about a poke cake?!! This cake is easy to make because it comes from a box and topped with light airy toppings, Strawberry Jello Poke Cake is the ultimate comfort food dessert!