Cherry Limeade Poke Cake
This Cherry Limeade Poke Cake has the perfect amount of cherry and lime flavor. It’s light, refreshing, and tastes exactly like the popular summer drink!
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 68kcal
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 ounce box white cake mix
- 1 ¼ cups lemon-lime soda such as Sprite
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 egg whites
- Zest of 1 lime
- 1 3 ounce box cherry-flavored gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 8 ounce tub whipped topping
- Zest of 1 lime
- Maraschino cherries for garnish
- Lime slices for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
- In a large bowl, beat cake mix, soda, oil, egg whites and zest of one lime until combined.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool cake.
- Meanwhile, combine the boiling water with the cherry gelatin and whisk until dissolved.
- Remove cake from oven and using a straw or end of a wooden spoon poke holes all over the cake.
- Pour the cherry gelatin mix into the holes.
- Spread the whipped topping all over the top of the cake.
- Garnish with cherries and the zest of a lime.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Slice and serve!
Notes
- Store the leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Do not use diet soda as it will alter the taste a bit.
- You can use a yellow cake mix if you like.
- You can make this a Strawberry Limemade cake and swap out the cherry jello for strawberry.
Nutrition
Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 0.002mg | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.001g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 0.1IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.01mg