Luscious Lemon Poke Cake Recipe

Ingredients

2 9 inch round baked white cake layers, cooled

2 cups water, boiling

8 lemon flavor gelatin

8 oz Cool Whip, thawed

Place cake layers, top sides up, in two 9-inch round cake pans.

Pierce cake with large fork at 1/2 inch intervals.

Stir boiling water into gelatin in a medium bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved.

Carefully pour the gelatin over 1 cake layer.

Pour remaining gelatin over the second cake layer.

Refrigerate 3 hours.

Dip 1 cake pan in warm water for 10 seconds; unmold onto a serving plate.

Spread with about 1 C. of the whipped topping.

Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first cake layer.

Frost top and sides of the cake with remaining whipped topping.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.

Decorate as desired. Store leftover cake in the refrigerator.