By Sheri Hopkins
Lifestyle Contributor
Hello everyone! Good thing I am a plus-size girl or the wind would have blown me away. I mean it has been like Wizard of Oz around here. My little dog JR weighs four pounds and I was afraid he was going to get blown away. Enough about the weather.
I am on a poke cake kick, I’m sure you have noticed. They are easy and delicious. Perfect to take to a funeral, church dinner or just enjoy at home. This week, it’s lemon.
Y’all know we Wags are a funny family. We love Little Debbies, love to quote Andy Griffith and old movies. We laugh and always have a good time when we are together. Back when my nephews, Jason and Michael, and my niece Kelly were young, I would pick them up, take them to eat and run around. I would get them sometimes on Friday and go to Pizza Parlor and Walmart. Another thing we liked to do was go to the pet store. I even bought Michael a mouse one time. Needless to say, his parents weren’t happy with me. It was the cutest little thing, and it chewed its way out of the box and got loose in the house one time. Glad it was their house, and not mine, haha! For some reason, my brother won’t let me down. They tried to pay me back one time when Jacob was little. They bought him a Light Bright. I hated that Light Bright, but it didn’t crawl around. Anyways, one Friday night I was picking up the kiddos and my brother Larry and his wife were going somewhere while I had the kids. I backed up first, and here comes Larry backing up and I am watching him to make sure he doesn’t hit me. Oh he sees me, because he has put on his brakes–I see his brake lights. All of a sudden he rams on the gas and plows into me. That is something he will never live down. We have laughed and laughed over that. Just rammed right into me. Knocked out my headlight and dented my car. Funny stuff! Lots of good stories in my archives.
I hope you enjoy this lemon cake. Hug your loved ones and always tell them you love them. Life is short. Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Have a blessed week!
LEMON POKE CAKE
1 box lemon cake mix (Prepared according to the box directions. When you measure your water, you can also use a little lemon juice in it–just a little tip.)
1 small box lemon Jell-O
1 cup of hot water
1 cup cold water
FROSTING
1 store-bought lemon icing
1/2 small tub Cool Whip
Bake your cake and let it cool. Poke holes in the cake. Mix hot water with the Jell-O to dissolve and then add the cold water. Pour over the cake. Take your canned frosting and put in a bowl and add the Cool Whip and mix well. Ice the cake with the frosting You can top with lemon slices to make it look pretty. Keep in the fridge. ENJOY!
