a cake with holes...

I vaguely remember when i was a kiddie, my mom making a cake which she poked holes into (with a drinking straw, i think) and then poured something into the holes... maybe pudding or jello or something like that.

Anyone know what im on about?  I think i want to try making something like this for DH's birthday next week.

Yes definitely I remember this.  It was a poke cake.

http://www.kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=69006

http://baking.about.com/od/gelatins/r/pokecake.htm

That's fab... thank you!

I just happen to have a white cake mix and a box of cherry Jell-o in the house, so i think im in business!   

No worries!  Hope it turns out lovely for your DH.

I made this last 4th of July and topped it off with blueberries and whipped topping to make it festive.  It was sooo much better with a homemade white cake, I think.  Let us know how it turns out!

I vaguely remember when i was a kiddie, my mom making a cake which she poked holes into (with a drinking straw, i think) and then poured something into the holes... maybe pudding or jello or something like that.

Anyone know what im on about? 

wow, I vaguely remember this too! ah the simple pleasures of childhood!  cool cake idea!

Just seeing the subject line put a smile on my face. Memories from youth- I knew exactly what you meant :-)

Cool. I've never heard of anything like that. My kids would love it!

OMG!!!  That is great.  See that is just the thing I would love as a kid and my mom would never make. (She didn't let us have sugar cereal either!)

OMG!!!  That is great.  See that is just the thing I would love as a kid and my mom would never make. (She didn't let us have sugar cereal either!)

My mother never made us anything! If it couldn't be bought from a store or bakery we just didn't have it. Sorry to say I'm a lot like that with my kids 

Mmmmm ... I love that kind of cake! My mom used to make it to take to BBQs.

My mother never made us anything! If it couldn't be bought from a store or bakery we just didn't have it. Sorry to say I'm a lot like that with my kids 

I probably will be that way too   (But I'd make it for myself )

OMG!!!  That is great.  See that is just the thing I would love as a kid and my mom would never make. (She didn't let us have sugar cereal either!)

we werent allowed sugared cereal, but she would occasionally bake something for a special occasion.

wow that looks great, i never heard of this before, may give this a go and try it out on the guinea pigs, urmm i mean kids lol!

I love these cakes! Someone would almost always bring one to a family reunion. The icing is cool and light. I hope he likes it!