Holiday Poke Cupcakes

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These cupcakes are very moist and delicious, but they were alot of work because I made a double batch. Definitely only fill the cups 1/2 full, it makes spooning the jello on them much less messy. Next time I will just make a cake instead of cupcakes.
Submitted on 10/29/2009 by bkilker123

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I made these for valentines day for my job. For my frosting I had the tub of cool whip and added a 1/2c. of milk, and a package of instant vanilla pudding, and 1/3c. of the jello (to make the fosting pink). I let the frosting chill in the fridge until I was ready to frost. IT WAS WONDERFUL. THANKS KRAFTFOODS:)
Submitted on 2/16/2009 by butterflynay

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I made this today for a potluck. I made mini's & people liked it. My kids had fun mading it too. (8 yrs olds)I think it should have been more most, but maybe I did something wrong.:)
Submitted on 12/4/2008 by S.L.Evans

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IF I made these again, I would only fill the cups up half way. The jello ran over the edge and set up on the outside of the paper cup - what a mess!
Submitted on 11/1/2008 by bkietz

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The tint didn't show up very well, so you'll have to use a lot. I also topped them with strawberries and blueberries and they were delicious!!
Submitted on 6/30/2008 by wolfie0421

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the jell-o makes the cupcakes so moist. i don't care for frosting, so using cool whip instead is terrific. i used a reduced sugar yellow cake mix. everyone who tried one, wanted one or two more. fun for the kids to make too.
Submitted on 1/4/2008 by jessicashepherd

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The second time I made these, I found that only filling the cupcakes 1/2 full with batter worked much better. The cupcakes didn't bake up as high, so when I spooned the jello over them, it didn't flow over the sides of the cupcake papers. The cupcake recipe said it made 2 dozen - I ended up with 2 1/2 dozen the second time and they were much less messy! Also, reserve about 1 tablespoon of the jello mixture for the cool whip. After it cools a little, mix it into the cool whip - it is amazing what it does to the texture and it really adds to the flavor too!
Submitted on 1/3/2008 by gguiliano

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To the person who said the Cool Whip melted...did you refrigerate the cupcakes before icing with Cool Whip? I've been making poke cake for years and never had a problem with the Cool Whip. Cup cakes are a little tricky for the jello part of the recipe, but always cool the cake or cupcakes before icing with Cool Whip and it should be fine.
Submitted on 1/2/2008 by a cook

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I tried this to take to school for my students. What a mess! The Cool Whip melted and ran all over! Next time I'll substitute something else for it. Did anyone come up with a solution to this problem?
Submitted on 12/30/2007 by abradfute