Do you like jello shots? Do you like cake? Now you can have your cake and get tipsy, too! This poke cake is oozing with red and blue ‘jello shots,’ and is topped with a boozy whipped cream. It’s not a cake to sober you up…rather, keep the party going! YOLO!

My Boozy Jello Shot Poke Cake is served cold, so it’s perfect for hot summer days. Because of the jello, the cake has a beautifully light, tres leches-esque texture; and the vanilla vodka is the perfect flavor compliment. It’s fun to make and even more fun to eat!

Be the hero of the next party you go to and make this.

Boozy Jello Shot Poke Cake

La Faguette

A refreshingly cool, adults-only cake that tastes delicious and will keep your buzz going!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Resting Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 5 hours hrs

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 people

Equipment

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  cooking spray
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  9×13 baking dish
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  hand mixer

Ingredients

  

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FOR THE CAKE!

• ▢ 1 – 15.25 oz box yellow cake mix (ignore other ingredients on box)
• ▢ 3 eggs
• ▢ 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ cup vegetable oil
• ▢ 1 cup whole milk

FOR THE WHIPPED FROSTING!

• ▢ 1 – 8 oz tub extra creamy whipped topping (like cool whip or a knock-off brand)
• ▢ 1 – 3.4 oz pkg vanilla INSTANT pudding
• ▢ ½ cup vanilla vodka (optional) (if not using vodka in frosting, change ½ cup heavy whipping cream to 1 cup)
• ▢ ½ cup heavy whipping cream

FOR THE JELLO!

• ▢ 1 – 3 oz box strawberry jello
• ▢ 1 – 3 oz box berry blue jello
• ▢ 2 cups boiling water, divided in 2
• ▢ 1 cup cold water, divided in 2
• ▢ 1 cup vanilla vodka, divided in 2

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS!

• ▢ fresh fruit
• ▢ red, white, and blue sprinkles

Instructions

 

FOR THE CAKE!

• Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray your big, hard 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, add cake mix, eggs, vanilla extract, oil, and milk. Beat with hand mixer until well combined. Pour into greased dish.
• Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 15 minutes.

FOR THE WHIPPED FROSTING!

• While the cake is baking, make your whipped frosting!

  In a medium bowl, dump in your whipped topping, instant pudding mix, ½ cup heavy cream, and ½ cup vanilla vodka (or 1 cup heavy cream if not using vodka).
• Mix with hand mixer until completely blended. It's gonna be so fucking thick. Cover and set in fridge.

FOR THE JELLO!

• Bring 2 cups of water to a boil (I find it easier to use 2 small pots and boil 1 cup of water in each).
• In two separate bowls, add strawberry mix to one, and berry blue to the other
• Add 1 cup boiling water to strawberry and 1 cup boiling water to berry blue. Mix well until powders are completely dissolved.
• Next, add ½ cup cold water to each. Stir.
• Finally, add ½ cup vodka to each and stir again.

THE BUILD!

• Take a fork and poke cake (down to the bottom of the dish!) in about ½ inch increments from one side of baking dish to the other. I like to do my pokes on an angle so you should do that, too, cause you have to do everything I say.
• Using a glass measuring cup or a big spoon, lightly pour jello shot mix in 6 long lines, just enough for the jello to reach the bottom of the dish, alternating between red and blue.

  You will not use all of the jello mix. You should not use all of the jello mix. It is possible to overdo it, so don't. Obviously, make actual jello shots with any extra.
• Set in fridge, uncovered, for at least 4 hours, for jello to set.
• When 4 hours are up, take cake out and frost with your boozy whipped topping.
• Garnish with fresh fruit or sprinkles!
• Oh, and cake must be kept in fridge because of jello and whipped frosting. Le duh.

Notes

Set up your ‘mise en place.’ This means do what the recipe tells you to do to the individual ingredients, measure them out, and then place them in separate little bowls/dishes/what-have-you. When it’s time to build the recipe, you have everything measured and ready to go. It makes the entire process so much easier and more enjoyable!

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