Cooking with Love

with Gianna Conte    (Jan)

This is the original Poke Cake from the 70s.

This is the original Poke Cake from the 70s.

We called it The Refreshing Cake

When the temperature hit the 90s and there was no air-conditioning. It was Sunday and we wanted cake.......we would make this cake. Poking the holes with our wooden spoon handle. We had a lot of wooden spoons, cause mom would use them everyday on cooking and threatening.

Use handle to poke the baked cake.

Use handle to poke the baked cake.

Let's bake:

1 box white cake mix, baked according to directions.

Take out of the oven. Let cool. Meanwhile, open 2 packages of strawberry gelatin. Melt in one cup of boiling water. Let sit until completely dissolved...add 1 cup of cold water.

After adding the cold water, pour gently all over the poked cake. 

Refrigerate cake. Before serving, add a few drops of red food coloring to tub of whipped topping, creating a pretty pink color.

Serve cut squares. So refreshing!