A dreamy poke cake featuring a beloved Texas soft drink Big Red is a perfect addition to your summer parties.
Big Red Cake
Created in Waco, Texas Big Red is a true Texas treat. An Icy cold Big Red it is a welcome remedy for a hot Texas summer day. Sipped with barbacoa on the weekends or churned into ice cream Texans are addicted to Big Red and have been enjoying it since 1937.
One of my favorite ways to enjoy big red is baked into a cake. I made this Big Red cake over the holiday season, but never found the time to post it. The cake base begins with a cake mix. Warm from the oven, the cake is poked then topped with a warm sauce of cherry gelatin and big red soda, similar to how you would prepare a tres leches cake. I later found out that the Big Red cake is also known as a poke cake. if you love this cake you will LOVE my Mini Big Red Margaritas
Photos by Jason David Page
Big Red Cake
Yield 6-10 Serves
A dreamy poke cake featuring a beloved Texas soft drink, Big Red is a perfect addition to your summer parties.
Ingredients
For Cake:
1 Box Yellow Cake Mix
1 Cup Water
3 Eggs
1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
For Big Red Sauce:
1 Small Box Cherry Gelatin
1 Can Big Red
1 Cup Boiling Water
For Whipped Frosting:
1 (3.4 ounce) Box Vanilla Instant Pudding
1 (8 ounce) tub frozen whipped topping
2 Cups Milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
For Cake:
Combine cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl and mix. Beat with a mixer for 2–3 minutes.
Pour the batter into the baking pan and spready evenly.
Place pan in oven and bake for approximately 34—38 minutes. Use a toothpick to poke a hole in the cake. If the toothpick comes up clean, the cake is done.
Poke holes about 1/2-inch apart along the top of the cake and set aside to cool.
For Big Red Sauce:
In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Set water aside away from heat.
Carefully mix in gelatin and stir until dissolved. Add can of Big Red and stir.
Use a ladle or spoon to pour mixture evenly over the top of the cake.
For Whipped Frosting:
In a large bowl, combine pudding and milk and whisk until blended.
Add cool whip to pudding mixture and stir well.
Use a spatula to spread pudding and cool whip mixture evenly over the top of the cake.
Place in fridge to set for at least 4 hours.
Notes
Find more recipes at Sweetlifebake.com
Courses Dessert
Cuisine Texan
this is so cool i made it with my mommy