Ocean Water Gluten Free Poke Cake
Finding simple gluten free desserts is a must when you’re trying to stay away from gluten. And it doesn’t get much simpler than this easy recipe for gluten free poke cake! Use your favorite gluten free cake mix and Jello flavor to whip up this quick and easy dessert. It’s a delicious recipe that’s perfect for any party!
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Finding quick and easy gluten free food for summer parties is the best way to stay sane as you’re planning a celebration. And it doesn’t get much easier than gluten free Jello poke cake! Just bake the cake, drizzle the Jello mixture on top, decorate and enjoy!
The best part about this gluten free poke cake recipe is that you can customize the flavors. That means you can use this basic recipe to create a variety of different desserts!
How to Make Gluten Free Poke Cake
When you’re searching for gluten free dessert ideas, poke cake is the way to go! It’s quick and easy to make. And all you need to make them is a handful of simple ingredients, including:
- Gluten free white cake. Kinnikinnick makes a delicious gluten free white cake mix that works perfectly with this recipe! Or use your favorite white cake recipe to prepare this simple dessert.
- Jello: The key to giving your plain cake added flavor and color is Jello. I used Sonic Ocean Water gelatin to make this blue cake, but you can use any flavor of instant Jello to prepare your own poke cake.
- Icing. Top your poke cake with your favorite icing recipe or use premade icing for even faster prep time.
Gluten Free Poke Cake Recipe
The key to making this easy recipe is a delicious gluten free white cake. Start by preparing your cake and allowing it to cool completely, then you can start poking!
Prepare your white cake in a 9×13 cake pan and allow the cake to cool completely. Use a fork or straw to poke holes all over the cake to allow the Jello mixture to soak into the cake.
Next, prepare the Jello. You want your gelatine to be more flavorful than traditional Jello, so don’t follow the instructions on the box. Instead, simply mix 1 1/2 cups of boiling water with the Jello packet.
Allow the Jello mixture to cool slightly, then pour the gelatin over the top of the cake, making sure to pour it over each of the holes poked into the cake to ensure you get plenty of gelatin into the cake itself.
After all the gelatin has been used, place the cake in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour. You can leave the cake in the fridge up to overnight, allowing you to prepare the cake ahead of time if you need to.
When you’re ready to serve your cake, remove it from the refrigerator and prepare the icing. If you plan on making this ocean water cake, combine one container of vanilla icing with a few drops of blue food coloring. Stir the food coloring into the icing until the desired shade of blue has been reached.
Alternate between blue and white icing as you add the icing to the top of the cake. Keep adding spoons of icing to the top of the cake until all the icing has been used.
Use a spatula to spread the icing over the cake, swirling the two icing colors together as you spread.
Jello Poke Cake Ideas
This poke cake recipe is a fun way to dress up a plain cake. And since this recipe is so simple, there are a variety of different ways you can make the cake to suit your preferences and the occasion.
These simple serving ideas and suggestions are a great way to adapt this gluten free recipe to suit your party’s theme or your guest’s preferences. Try these ideas the next time you make your own Jello poke cupcakes:
- Add garnishes or decorations on top. Use the flavor of your Jello to come up with fun garnishes to add to the top of the cake. Since the Ocean Water gelatin has a coconut flavor, I sprinkled shredded coconut on top of the cake and place a cherry on top of each slice.
- Top with Cool Whip. A traditional topping for Jello poke cake is Cool Whip. Instead of topping your cake with icing, try piping whipped topping on top. Just make sure to keep the cake chilled until you’re ready to serve it to keep the whipped topping from melting.
- Use different Jello flavors. You can turn this poke cake recipe into a festive dessert for any occasion simply by changing the Jello flavors! Just follow the instructions using your gelatin to create a variety of different desserts.
Recipe for Gluten Free Poke Cake
Use Jell-o to make this simple gluten free poke cake recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 box gluten free white cake mix, prepared
- 1 5-ounce package instant gelatin
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- 2 containers white icing or whipped topping
Instructions
- Prepare the cake in a 9x13 cake pan according to package instructions and allow to cool completely.
- Use a fork to poke holes all over the cake.
- Combine the gelatin and boiling water and stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Allow to cool slightly, the pour over the top of the cake.
- Place the cake in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour.
- Spread the icing or whipped topping over the top of the cake.
- Slice into 12 slices and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 77Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 51mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 10g
More Gluten Free Dessert Ideas:
Quick and Easy Gluten Free Apple Dump Cake
Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes
Easy Recipe for Gluten Free Cookie Bars
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
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