Description
Ultra addictive strawberry crunch poke cake with moist vanilla cake soaked in strawberry Jell-O, topped with fluffy whipped cream and a buttery strawberry crunch crumble.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- Ingredients required for cake mix (eggs, oil, water)
- 1 box (3 oz) strawberry Jell-O
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1½–2 cups diced fresh strawberries
- 1½ cups crushed vanilla wafers or golden Oreos
- ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 8 oz Cool Whip or whipped cream
- Fresh strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare cake mix according to package directions.
- Bake in a greased 9×13 pan and cool for 10 minutes.
- Poke holes all over the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon.
- Dissolve strawberry Jell-O in boiling water and stir in diced strawberries.
- Pour mixture over warm cake, ensuring it fills the holes.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until set.
- Mix crushed wafers, freeze-dried strawberries, and melted butter to create crunch topping.
- Spread whipped topping over chilled cake.
- Sprinkle crunch topping and garnish with fresh strawberries before serving.
Notes
Poke holes while cake is warm for best absorption. Use freeze-dried strawberries for true crunch texture. Chill fully before adding topping for best results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked / Chilled
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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