Lucious Lemon Poke Cake

 

** Recipe from Kraft **

* 2 baked round white cake layers (9"), cooled

* 2 c. boiling water

* 1 pkg. (6 oz.) or 2 pkg. (3 oz. ea.) lemon flavor gelatin

* 1 pkg.  (3.4 oz.) lemon flavor instant pudding

* 1 c. cold milk

* 3 c.  thawed whipped topping

PLACE cake layers, top-sides up, in 2 clean 9" round pans. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2" intervals.  ADD boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour over cake layers. Refrigerate 3 hrs.  BEAT pudding mix & milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min.; stir in whipped topping. Dip 1 cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto plate. Spread with about 1 c. pudding mixture. Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first cake layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining pudding mixture. Refrigerate 1 hr.