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Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake Recipe

This Chocolate Pudding Cake is literally a dream come true for all chocolate lovers of the world!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate cake recipe, Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake, Poke cake, pudding cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 548kcal

Ingredients

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

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray 9x13 with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Prepare cake as directed on cake mix box, mixing together cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, and water.
  • 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.
  • Prepare pudding by following the directions on box, or mix 2 cups of cold milk with instant pudding mix.
  • 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.
  • For frosting, beat together cream cheese, butter, milk, and vanilla and cocoa.
  • Add in powdered sugar slowly until reaching desired consistency.
  • Frost cake and enjoy! Some pudding and frosting might mix, but that's what makes this chocolate cake so glorious!

Nutrition

Calories: 548kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 590mg | Potassium: 320mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 63g | Vitamin A: 357IU | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 3mg