Monday, March 24, 2008

Luscious!

Ashley helped make this cake for Easter dessert.  She's had her eye on the recipe ever since seeing it on a calendar last year.  I really like cold cakes best and this was easy and wonderful!  We'll be making it again.


Luscious Lemon Poke Cake

2 baked round white cake layers (9-inch), cooled
2 cups boiling water
1 pkg. (8-serving size) or 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Brand Lemon Flavor Gelatin
1 cup cold milk
1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
3 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

PLACE cake layers, top-sides up, in two clean 9-inch round cake pans. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.

STIR boiling water into dry gelatin mix in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour evenly over cake layers. Refrigerate 3 hours.

POUR milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mix. Beat with whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping; set aside. Dip one cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto serving plate. Spread with about 1 cup of the pudding mixture. Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first cake layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining pudding mixture. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.  Garnish with candied lemon slices.

7 comments:

L&H&Q&E said...

This reminds me of a cake my aunt used to make years ago. She made a strawberry cake, poked holes in it while it was hot and then poured strawberry jello mixed with strawberries (thawed frozen brick) over the top. Yum!

tamara said...

Julie, that looks so good! Yet another recipe I'll be trying. Tell Ashley good job!

Julie said...

Julie, I swear you are making it sooo tempting to just stay fat and enjoy all these great foods!! :) Bring that to lunch bunch this week!!! ;)

Debbie said...

I ADORE lemon poke cakes. They are so awesome. our version looks really tasty. I agree that chilled cakes taste best. Yum.

Debbie said...

Oops! I meant to say YOUR version, not our version. That typo sounded kind of rude. Thanks for sharing yet another great recipe. Ashley is learning some great cooking skills from you, Julie.

Julie E. said...

Funny typo to leave the "y" off of your - ha!

Lizzey said...

Holy yumsies! That cake looks sooooooooooooooooooooo fantastically delicious. I'll have to make it very soon.