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Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake

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Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake

This Chocolate Pudding Cake is literally a dream come true for all chocolate lovers of the world! This delicious dessert doesn’t take too long together, and adds just the right amount of fun to a regular chocolate cake mix. Can’t wait for you to try this! Also, don’t count on there being any leftovers….and make sure to get out the napkins!

related recipe:Be sure to try this easy and delicious LAYERED CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE. Feeds a crowd!

Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake Recipe

This Chocolate Pudding Cake is literally a dream come true for all chocolate lovers of the world!
Serving12
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 15¼ ounces Devil's Food mix, or Chocolate Cake Mix
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1¼ cup water

Pudding:

  • 3.9 ounces instant chocolate pudding
  • 2 cups milk

Frosting:

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 4 Tablespoons milk
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup  unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray 9x13 with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Prepare cake as directed on cake mix box, mixing together cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, and water.
  3. After cake is baked and still warm, using the handle of a wooden spoon, or a straw poke holes into top of cake about 1 to 2 inches apart.
  4. Prepare pudding by following the directions on box, or mix 2 cups of cold milk with instant pudding mix.
  5. Pour pudding over warm cake and into holes. Move around 9x13 and tap on counter to help pudding soak into the holes. Then cool completely.
  6. For frosting, beat together cream cheese, butter, milk, and vanilla and cocoa.
  7. Add in powdered sugar slowly until reaching desired consistency.
  8. Frost cake and enjoy! Some pudding and frosting might mix, but that's what makes this chocolate cake so glorious!

Nutrition

Calories: 548 kcal · Carbohydrates: 80 g · Protein: 7 g · Fat: 25 g · Saturated Fat: 14 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 66 mg · Sodium: 590 mg · Potassium: 320 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 63 g · Vitamin A: 357 IU · Calcium: 148 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
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Published: March 30, 2016Updated: October 3, 2023

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Questions & Reviews

  1. Jacqueline says:
    What flavor pudding did you use in the cake
  2. Heather @ Polyglot Jot says:
    yum this looks awesome!
  3. suzie says:
    yeah, what flavor of pudding??
  4. Joanne says:
    What flavor pudding?
  5. kate says:
    look at the name of the recipe
  6. Cyd says:
    Chocolate Pudding is used in this cake. You will love this Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake!
  7. Christine Russell says:
    Do you put the pudding on the cake just out of oven or wait until it's cool.
  8. Jessica says:
    Does the pudding work better if it's soft set, or thickened up? Do you put the pudding on the cake just out of the oven, or wait until it has cooled? Also, I'm assuming this cake needs to be refrigerated, correct? Thank you!
  9. Cyd says:
    You will want the cake to be cooled before adding the pudding on top. We added the pudding right after we mixed it, so it was still soft. Hope this helps!!
  10. Jessica says:
    Thank you!
  11. Trish says:
    3.9 ounce package of instant chocolate pudding...it's in the recipe!!
  12. MargieD says:
    I know you said to cool the cake before adding the pudding, but when do I poke the cake? While still warm, or when cooled?
  13. Momma Cyd says:
    Poke the holes when the cake comes out of the oven and drizzle with pudding. Then let cake cool before frosting.
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