Easter Poke Cake
Easter Poke Cake is a delightful Easter dessert that is both easy and tasty. The bright and colorful cake with the cheesecake topping will delight your taste buds. For a unique festive appearance, garnish it with Easter sprinkles or your favorite Easter candies.
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Servings: 12
Calories: 265kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box, 16 oz white cake mix + ingredients called for on the box
- 2 boxes, 3.5 oz each instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 3 ½ cups milk
- 1 tub, 8 oz Cool Whip whipped topping
- Easter sprinkles
- gel food coloring in pink, purple, yellow, and light blue
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Set aside.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Divide the cake mix evenly into four separate bowls. Use gel food coloring in pink, purple, yellow, and light blue to tint the bowls of cake batter. Stir until each color is consistently distributed.
- Working quickly, spoon each color of cake batter into the greased baking dish. Continue spooning the batter into the dish until all batter has been added. Use a toothpick to slightly swirl the colors. Bake for 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes then use the handle end of a wooden spoon to poke holes about 1 1/2 inches apart all across the cake, poking about 3/4 of the way through the cake. Cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk and both boxes of pudding mix until the mixture is just slightly thickened. Pour pudding over the cool cake. Spread the remaining pudding over the top of the cake.
- Refrigerate 20 minutes until pudding sets completely. Top with Cool Whip. Garnish with Easter sprinkles or candies.
Notes
This cake can be made in advance. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
If using hard confetti sprinkles or hard candies, the candies will soften if you refrigerate the cake overnight before serving.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 g | Calories: 265 kcal | Carbohydrates: 55 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 3 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 6 mg | Sodium: 589 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 38 g
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