Jello and Pudding O' the Irish

St Patricks Day Poke Cake

Made: March 16, 2012

Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 package white cake mix
- 2 3-oz packages lime gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup cold water

Icing:
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 3.4-oz package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 8-oz carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
- Green sprinkles

Directions
- Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased 13x9x2-in baking dish
- Cook on a wire rack for 1 hour
- In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water
- Stir in cold water and set aside
- With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes about 2 in apart into the cooled cake
- Slowly pour the gelatin over the cake
- Cover and refrigerate
- In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes
- Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set
- Fold in whipped topping
- Spread over cake
- Decorate with sprinkles
- Cover and refrigerate until serving

First time making a "poke cake" I didn't use as much gelatin as the recipe requested. So it's not as green as it should've been. I was worried my cake was going to be a soggy mess though. But overall, it came out moist and delish! I added a couple of drops of food coloring to the frosting to add more green for St Patricks Day :)

(Recipe used: Taste of Home Cake Mix Creations)