Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
This Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake is so delicious, you won’t believe it’s just 3 main ingredients! The perfect cake of the summer.
We love this poke cake! It’s super simple to make with only 3 main ingredients-a box of cake mix, strawberry Jell-o, and Cool Whip. It’s the perfect dessert for any summer occasion and tastes just like strawberry shortcake.
If you like to make your whipped cream from scratch, you can definitely do that for this cake. I use Cool Whip because my family loves the flavor and it’s an easy shortcut.
Add this strawberry cake to your summer repertoire.
What you’ll need
- 9×13 baking dish
- Non-stick spray
- 1 box yellow cake mix- you can also use white cake mix, strawberry or lemon
- Unsalted butter- I use this in place of the oil the box calls for
- Water or milk- per the box directions
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs- for the cake mix
- 3 ounces powdered strawberry Jell-o mix – you can use sugar free, if you prefer
- Cool whip- or make your own whipped cream
- Fresh strawberries for garnish- optional
How to make it
Preheat oven to 350°F
Lightly spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
Prepare the cake mix – using an electric mixer, mix together the cake mix, melted butter, water, eggs and vanilla extract.
Bake according to package directions- 22-25 minutes.
With the bottom of a wooden spoon poke about 50 holes in the cake, 1 inch apart and 3/4 down into the cake without going through the bottom.
Boil 1 cup of water and dissolve the strawberry Jello in the water and immediately pour over the cake whiles still hot, be sure to cover the cake evenly so all the holes get some Jello.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
Spread the whipped cream over the top, garnish with fresh strawberries.
How easy was that! This cake will be so popular at your next get-together. Also perfect for an east dessert any night of the week. Refrigerate any leftovers up to 5 days.
You might also like
- S’mores Poke Cake
- Lemonies Lemon Bars
- Pinkies Strawberry Brownies
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pie
- Easter Poke Cake
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Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup water or milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 3 ounces powdered strawberry Jell-o mix
- 8 ounces whipped cream
- Fresh strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Lightly spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Prepare the cake mix – using an electric mixer, mix together the cake mix, melted butter, water, eggs and vanilla extract.
- Bake according to package directions- 22-25 minutes.
- With the bottom of a wooden spoon poke about 50 holes in the cake, 1 inch apart and 3/4 down into the cake without going through the bottom.
- Boil 1 cup of water and dissolve the strawberry Jell-o in the water and immediately pour over the cake whiles still hot, be sure to cover the cake evenly so all the holes get some Jell-o.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
- Spread the whipped cream over the top, garnish with fresh strawberries
