#76 Cherry Limeade Poke Cake
Betty Crocker's Cherry Limeade Poke Cake
CAKE
- 1
- box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
- 1 1/4
- cups lemon-lime soda
- 1/3
- cup vegetable oil
- 3
- egg whites
- 1
- tablespoon grated lime peel
- 1
- box (4-serving size) cherry-flavored gelatin
- 1
- cup boiling water
Frosting
- 1
- container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
- 1
- teaspoon grated lime peel
- Maraschino cherries, if desired
- 1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
- 2In large bowl, beat cake mix, soda, oil, egg whites and 1 tablespoon grated lime peel with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
- 3Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 20 minutes.
- 4Meanwhile, stir gelatin into boiling water, stirring for 2 minutes to completely dissolve gelatin. Poke cake every inch with tines of meat fork or table knife. Pour cherry mixture slowly over cake, allowing mixture to fill holes in cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour longer.
- 5In small bowl, mix frosting and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel. Spread evenly over cake. Top each serving with a cherry and a lime twist. Store loosely covered.
Taste: 5/5 This was a really zesty nice cake but be warned, it tasted nothing of cherry limeade. It was just a nice lemon lime-like cake. The frosting was divine. I didn't have fluffy white, so I used buttercream.
Brit-rating: GREAT-ed it. "Not sure what that red streak has to do with anything, but it tastes nice. Mmmm". And for the first time in recipe1k history, went for a second piece of dessert.
Serve to guests: Yes but I wouldn't call it cherry limeade cake. You could easily experiment with different flavors of jello. Lime or lemon would go well with the frosting. Or strawberry jello and strawberry frosting. The lemon lime soda lends a perfect zip.
This looks so tasty and refreshing, thanks for sharing!
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