Luscious Lemon Poke Cake

Luscious Lemon Poke Cake 2 round white cake layers (9 inch), cooled 2 cups boiling water 1 pkg. (6 oz.) Lemon Flavor Gelatin 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding 1 cup cold milk 3 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping PLACE cake layers, top-sides up, in 2 clean 9-inch round pans. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals. ADD boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour over cake layers. Refrigerate 3 hours. BEAT pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min.; stir in COOL WHIP. Dip 1 cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto plate. Spread with about 1 cup pudding mixture. Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first cake layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining pudding mixture. Refrigerate 1 hour. Tips Substitute Prepare using COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping. Special Extra Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint sprigs just before serving. Lemon-Lime Poke Cake Substitute 1 pkg. (3 oz.) each JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin and JELL-O Lime Flavor Gelatin for the 1 pkg. (6 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin. Stir 1 cup boiling water into each flavor of gelatin mix in separate bowls. Pour lemon gelatin over 1 pierced cake layer and lime gelatin over second pierced cake layer in clean round pans. Continue as directed.