Colorful and fun, 'poke cakes' have been around since the 1970's.

Holiday Poke Cake

1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2 cups boiling water
1 (3.5-ounce) package cherry gelatin
1 (3.5-ounce) package lime gelatin
1 package vanilla frosting mix

1. Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package. Cool and remove cakes from pans. Wash and dry pans.
2. Place the cake layers, top side up, in two clean 9-inch round cake pans. Pierce with a fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
3. In a small bowl, stir 1 cup boiling water into cherry gelatin.
4. In a separate bowl, stir 1 cup boiling water into lime gelatin; mix each until dissolved. Carefully pour the cherry over one cake layer and the lime gelatin over the other. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
5. Dip 1 cake layer in warm water for 10 seconds then unmold onto a serving plate. Spread with about one-fourth of vanilla frosting mix. Unmold the second layer and position on top of the first. Frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting.

Makes 12 servings.