Raspberry Cream Jello Poke Cake

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Raspberry Cream Jello Poke Cake is super moist, fruity and luscious-amazing!  We can’t stop obsessing how yummy and beautiful it looks with the raspberry jello drizzles inside of the cake. Voila…dreamy Poke Cake exploding with raspberry flavor!

Desserts with jello are so light and refreshing like this 3 Ingredient Jello Cool Whip Pie – No Bake & Easy!  We can’t get enough of these Orange Creamsicle Jello Shots25 Slices of Summer Heavenly DessertsHeavenly Strawberry Pretzel Dessert and our Red White and Blue Jello Shots either!

Raspberry Jello poke Cake recipe

What is Raspberry Jello Cake?

Made with a super easy scratch white cake made with pantry staple ingredients, jello, jello mousse, whipped cream and raspberries, this dessert is perfect to bring to family gatherings, holidays, parties and more.

Everyone will go bonkers over it, because it’s so fresh, light and fruity-licious!

For More Delicious Poke Cakes!

You’ll absolutely love this Holiday Chocolate Mint Poke CakeEasy Caramel Cream Chocolate Poke CakeWhipped Chocolate Coca Cola Poke Cake and this Easy Boston Cream Poke Cake.

And if you’re a devout chocolate lover, check this Death By Chocolate Poke Cake out!

Raspberry Jello poke Cake recipe

More About Jello Cakes & History

Growing up, jello cakes were a delicious summer treat we all enjoyed tremendously. What I love most about Jello cakes, is that they are so delicious and how easy they are to make.

In the ’70s & ’80s it was pretty much guaranteed that at every potluck or family gathering, that someone would bring some sort of jello dessert when they came about.

These retro and popular jello poke cakes would be a variation of a white cake mix with one or two jello flavors.  They are awesome in the summertime when it’s cool outside, because they taste so refreshing and they are stored in the fridge to keep them cold, when served.

Raspberry Jello poke Cake recipe

Ingredients You Need

Homemade Vanilla Cake (or you can use a boxed vanilla cake mix)

Jello

  • 1 small box raspberry jello
  • 1 cup boiling water + 1 cup ice (after made, reserve ⅓ of jello for jello mousse)
  • Optional: 12-15 raspberries

Raspberry Jello Mousse

  • whipped cream
  • ⅓ of reserved jello

Garnish

  • Additional Whipped Cream
  • 9 Raspberries

Raspberry Jello poke Cake recipe

How to Make Raspberry Cream Jello Poke Cake 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8” pan that’s at least 2” deep.

Homemade Vanilla Cake (or skip these steps and use a boxed vanilla cake mix with ingredients called out on box)

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the water, vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, vanilla, and almond extract.
  3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined. There will be some lumps, that is ok.
  4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  5. Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top feels set, the edges are beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. Remove the cake from the oven allow it to cool completely in the pan before poking with holes.
  7. Poke cake with fork tines all over.

Jello

  1. Make Jello by bolling 1 cup of boiling water. Add Jello and whisk togetherabout 2 minutes or until well dissolved. Add 1 cup of ice and continue whisk until ice cubes are melted.
  2. Optional: Add 12-15 mashed raspberries to jello and place through sieve to remove raspberry seeds.
  3. Use ⅔ of raspberry jello mixture and spoon over cake poked, reserve ⅓ for jello mousse.

Raspberry Jello Mousse Layer

  1. Add reserved jello to 2 cups of whipped cream and whisk together well.
  2. Frost cake with jello mousse.
  3. Place cake in fridge covered with saran wrap for 4 hours or overnight. Best if served after 4 hours.

Optional

  1. Garnish with more whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

Tips

  • If using fresh whipped cream, use 1 ½ cups whipping cream + ½ cup powdered sugar and whip together. After whipped, measure out 2 cups and use in jello mousse and reserve rest for garnishing.
  • For a gluten-free version of this cake, substitute King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour for the all-purpose flour; and add 1 large egg to the batter, along with the wet ingredients.
  • Use a boxed cake mix in place of the homemade version, if you want a short cut!  

About Using a Cake Mix Instead of Homemade Version

I made a scratch vanilla cake, but you can also use a boxed cake mix, but there are some things you should know first.

  • If using a boxed cake mix for a 9×13 pan, double the rest of the ingredients in the recipe, unless you can use a half box of cake mix, plus ingredients for an 8×8 pan. 
  • This homemade cake recipe is made in an 8×8 baking pan which is perfect for Sunday evenings or smaller gatherings of the family.  Double the homemade cake if you want to go scratch for larger gatherings.  It’s all good! 🙂

Raspberry Jello poke Cake recipe

Raspberry Jello poke Cake recipe

I urge you to make the homemade cake, because it’s so delicious and easy to make.  This vanilla cake itself is vegan, using no eggs, no butter and it’s super simple to make.  Basically just as easy as making a boxed cake mix and it’s my favorite vanilla cake!

The whole recipe overall is pretty easy to make. 

Modify it in different ways, by using other jello flavors, fruits and homemade whipped cream.  Bring on the fun! Bring on the Jello!  

Raspberry Jello poke Cake recipe

These days you can find an amazing assortment of poke cake flavors using different jellos and puddings alike!  So change it up easily!  

This jello cake dessert is perfect for the spring and summer months, when raspberries are in season!  Enjoy!!

More Dessert Love!

Raspberry Cream Jello Poke Cake

Raspberry Cream Jello Poke Cake

Kim Lange
Raspberry Cream Jello Poke Cake is super moist, fruity and luscious-amazing!  We can’t stop obsessing how yummy and beautiful it looks with the raspberry jello drizzles inside of the cake. Voila…dreamy Poke Cake exploding with raspberry flavor!  
4.41 from 10 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 Servings
Calories

Ingredients
  

Vanilla Cake

Jello

  • 1 small box raspberry jello 1 cup boiling water + 1 cup ice (after made, reserve 1/3 of jello for jello mousse)
  • Optional: 12-15 raspberries

Raspberry Jello Mousse

Garnish:

  • Additional Whipped Cream
  • 9 Raspberries

Instructions
 

  • Instructions
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8” pan that’s at least 2” deep.

Vanilla Cake

  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the water, vegetable oil, sugar, vinegar, vanilla, and almond extract.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined. There will be some lumps, that is ok.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top feels set, the edges are beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven allow it to cool completely in the pan before poking with holes.
  • Poke cake with fork tines all over.

Jello

  • Make Jello by bolling 1 cup of boiling water. Add Jello and whisk togetherabout 2 minutes or until well dissolved. Add 1 cup of ice and continue whisk until ice cubes are melted.
  • Optional: Add 12-15 mashed raspberries to jello and place through sieve to remove raspberry seeds.
  • Use ⅔ of raspberry jello mixture and spoon over cake poked, reserve ⅓ for jello mousse.

Raspberry Jello Mousse Layer

  • Add reserved jello to 2 cups of whipped cream and whisk together well.
  • Frost cake with jello mousse.
  • Place cake in fridge covered with saran wrap for 4 hours or overnight. Best if served after 4 hours.

Optional

  • Garnish with more whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

Notes

  • If using fresh whipped cream, use 1 ½ cups whipping cream + ½ cup powdered sugar and whip together. After whipped, measure out 2 cups and use in jello mousse and reserve rest for garnishing.
  • For a gluten-free version of this cake, substitute King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour for the all-purpose flour; and add 1 large egg to the batter, along with the wet ingredients.
  • Use a boxed cake mix in place of the home-made version, if you want a short cut!  
Keyword fruit, jello, poke cake, raspberrry, retro dessert, vanilla cake, whipped cream
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20 Comments

  1. wow, this looks so much delicious and beautiful . i just love this cake . thanks for sharing this amazing article and delicious recipe of cake. i just want to share this on my zucchero site.

  2. No I don’t think that will work. They only thing you could do is substitute 8 ounces of the whipped cream with 1 cup of cool whip. You need some whipped cream to at least have a mousse texture. Hope that helps Geri! 🙂

  3. Can cream cheese be used in the mousse instead of whipped cream? If so, what equivalents would you use…..

  4. Dear Kim,

    Thank you for your quick reply. This cake is so yummy I just had my 2nd piece today.

  5. Hi Madeleleine. It’s a jello cake, so it will be moist when the jello mixture is poured into the holes. I don’t know what else to tell you, they only hold up for so long, so after a day or 2 it will keep getting moister.

  6. Thank you for the recipe. I like that the cake is not too sweet . I love the mousse.
    Can you help me with the following little problem? The cake areas which have soaked up jello mixture becomes overly moist even after chilling overnight.

    Thank you for your help.

  7. Believe it or not, but I’ve never made a poke cake. In fact, I was considering to make a dulce de leche poke cake recently, but it never happened. It’s now time for something bright and refreshing, maybe a fruit curd would do. And I certainly love this wonderful and summery version with raspberries. And the jello? Smart idea!

  8. This looks divine and I love the size — a 13X9 is just too big for my husband and me. Thanks!

  9. Such a fun and festive cake. I love using berries in all sorts of ways when they’re in season. And they’re getting sweeter and sweeter. 🙂 ~Valentina

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