Strawberry Lemonade Poke Cake

I used my mom's tried and true Jell-o Poke Cake recipe and gave it a fresh summery spin. All of the flavors of the perfect summer drink soaked right into a cake. 

Strawberry Lemonade Poke Cake...oh, yes.

I think the original Jell-o Poke Cake was invented in the seventies...about the time I was born. It was a potluck staple at every church gathering I can remember growing up. My mom made it at least once a month. I used the new Cool Whip frosting on this one and added some summery fun as well, with the strawberry lemonade flavor. It's perfection this time of the year.

I just used a lemon box mix for this, but gave it my "faux made" spin by substituting the milk for the water, the butter for the oil {x2} and adding an additional egg. To make it even easier, just follow the actual directions on the box. I'm awesome at over-complicating things.

You'll need:

• 1 box of lemon cake mix
• ingredients to prepare the cake {as listed on the box or as I mentioned above}
• 1 small box of strawberry flavored Jell-o
• 1 cup of water {used to prepare the Jell-o}
• 1 cup of lemonade {prepared}
• 1 container of Cool Whip Frosting {vanilla flavored}
• sliced strawberries for topping {optional}

Prepare your cake mix by the box directions {or do it my over-complicated way, as described above}. Bake in a 9x13 pan and allow to cool completely. 

Using a wooden skewer, poke holes all over cake...making sure to reach the skewer all the way to the bottom of the pan.The more holes the merrier. 

Prepare the Jell-o {use the cup of water to boil and then the one cup of lemonade, still cold}. Pour the Jell-o all over the cake, allowing it to seep into the cake through the holes.

Refrigerate overnight. Frost with Cool Whip frosting and top with sliced strawberries, if desired. 

This is one moist cake. Woot, woot! 

I pretty much put this photo in just to show you what a clean cut of cake I got out of the pan. Bragging rights, people. This *never* happens around here. It's usually dig in and pray for the best.

To print out a copy of the recipe, click on the image below.

It prints both a 4x6 and 3x5 recipe card on the same page for your convenience. 

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