Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

INGREDIENTS:

1 box of white cake mix

1 cup of boiling water

1 package of Jell-O

1/2 cup of cold water

1/2 cup of frozen sliced strawberries in sugar, thawed

1 large box of instant cheesecake pudding

2 cups of milk

12 oz. of Cool Whip

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Prepare the cake following the directions on the box

Coat the sides and bottom of a 9x13 pan (rectangular) with butter

Pour batter into prepared pan

Bake for 35 minutes (until cake is done)

Allow to completely cool

Poke holes all over the cake with a toothpick

Add boiling water to Jell-O mix in a small bowl and stir until dissolved

Stir in cold water and pour over cake

Refrigerate for 1 hour

Whisk together milk and pudding mix until smooth

Add in the sliced strawberries

Pour pudding evenly over the cake

Refrigerate for 1 hour

Top with Cool Whip and garnish with strawberries

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour

I saw this recipe on the site Raining Hot Coupons and could not wait to try it.  I made only very few adjustments, but overall it came out great! And tasty too! :-)

Original recipe here:

Enjoy!

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In the box:

The lip stain:

Swatch (2 coats):

This is where I got it from:

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