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    Home » Recipes » Weight Watcher Recipes

    Watermelon Poke Cake

    Published: Jul 6, 2014 · Modified: Apr 1, 2025 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    Watermelon poke cake was my attempt at making a cake taste like watermelon. Which is kind of hard to do with a real watermelon. Yeah, I’ve seen those fancy so called watermelon cakes where they shape the watermelons into an actual cake. Then it gets decorated with Cool Whip for the frosting. This is not the same because it’s a poke cake. 

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    • Why You Will Like This Recipe
    • Ingredients for  Watermelon Poke Cake 
    • How to Make Watermelon Poke Cake 
    • Other Recipes to Try 
    • Watermelon Poke Cake Faqs
    • Watermelon Poke Cake

    Why You Will Like This Recipe

    If you have never made a poke cake before it's pretty fun!  You poke holes all over the cake and pretty much fill it with whatever you want. Try this Strawberry Poke Cake or Better than Sex Cake with Pudding. They are both delicious!

    I chose watermelon, because I've been obsessed with the fruit lately. The jolly rancher watermelon flavor instant jello will give this cake it's watermelon flavor.

    If you used pureed watermelon that would be too much moisture (I think anyways…) 

    Ingredients for  Watermelon Poke Cake 

    • Cake Mix  -  Any flavor of cake mix will work! 
    • Watermelon Jello  - This works great to make the cake taste like actual watermelon other than using watermelon juice. 
    • Diet Soda   - I suggest Sprite but any flavor will work. Other flavors won’t change or enhance the color of the cake at all. 
    • Cool Whip - or frozen whipped topping 

    How to Make Watermelon Poke Cake 

    See and print the full recipe below.

    • Mix cake mix with diet soda and applesauce, mix until well blended.
    • Pour batter into desired pan (I use 13x9).
    • Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes until done.
    • Cool cake and then poke holes in cake with knife or fork approximately one inch apart.
    • Prepare jello as directed (typically this uses 2 cups of water, 1 boiling 1 cold).
    • Pour jello over cake evenly.
    • Place cake in refrigerator for 1-2 hours until cooled.
    • Frost with cool-whip and enjoy!

    Other Recipes to Try 

    Baked Feta Pasta 

    Stuffed Italian Sausage

    Baked Oats with Peanut Butter 

    Air Fryer Crispy Fish Sandwiches 

    Lighter Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce 

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    Watermelon Poke Cake Faqs

    When do you poke holes in a poke cake?

    After the cake comes right out of the oven let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Then take any wooden spoon or something that will punch holes in it and poke the cake.

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    • Prep Time: 10 min
    • Cook Time: 20 - 30 min
    • Total Time: 40 min
    • Yield: 12 1x
    • Category: Easy
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Watermelon poke cake was my attempt at making a cake taste like watermelon. Which is kind of hard to do with a real watermelon. 


    Ingredients

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    • 1 (15oz) box cake mix (any flavor, yellow and white is best)
    • 1 (⅓ ounce) box Watermelon jello
    • 1 (12 ounce) can diet soda, any flavor
    • 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
    • 8 ounces fat-free whipped topping

    Instructions

    1. Mix cake mix with diet soda and applesauce, mix until well blended.
    2. Pour batter into desired pan (I use 13x9).
    3. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes until done.
    4. Cool cake and then poke holes in cake with knife or fork approximately one inch apart.
    5. Prepare jello as directed (typically this uses 2 cups of water, 1 boiling 1 cold).
    6. Pour jello over cake evenly.
    7. Place cake in refrigerator for 1-2 hours until cooled.
    8. Frost with cool-whip and enjoy!

    Notes

    Weight Watcher Points Plus: 4 points


    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 8
    • Calories: 161.8
    • Fat: 4.7 g
    • Carbohydrates: 27.0
    • Fiber: 0.3 g
    • Protein: 2.8 g

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    It's fun to see the different colors in this cake.

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    1. dina says

      July 07, 2014 at 5:53 pm

      it looks like a yummy dessert!

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