That is what I was thinking too. It reminded me of a sheet cake recipe that came into vogue a looooooong time ago that you poked with a toothpick and then poured hmmm (I did say looooooong ago) Jello.... ah like this http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/summer-poke-cupcakes-110144.aspx

Was thinking that it would be even better if I substituted almond extract instead of vanilla for this.