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Easter Poke Cake

This simple rainbow poke cake is easy to make using a boxed cake mix. Moist, delicious, and so pretty, you can serve this cake for many occasions.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Cooling and Chilling Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American/Canadian
Servings 12
Calories 285 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box (15.25 oz) French Vanilla cake mix
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 C water
  • Gel Food Coloring: Neon Blue, Lime Green, Dark Pink, Orange
  • 1 package 3.4 oz. French vanilla instant pudding
  • 1 tub 16 oz. Cool Whip whipped topping
  • 1 container of pastel Easter sprinkles
  • 3 cups whole milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 13x9 baking dish with pam baking spray
  • Mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil and water until combined and smooth
  • Divide the batter between 4 small bowls
  • Mix in a few drops of each color into their own bowls
  • Spoon drops of each colored batter into baking dish
  • Once done, using butterknife or bamboo skewer, lightly swirl the batter a few times to create colorful swirls
  • Bake for approximately 25 minutes. Remove from the oven when fully baked, set aside to cool for 10 minutes
  • Using the bottom of a wooden spoon handle, poke several holes all throughout the cake
  • Pour the pudding over the cake and spread the pudding into the holes. You may need to lightly press the pudding down using a rubber spatula to insure that pudding actually goes into the holes
  • Place the cake into the fridge for an hour to allow it to completely cool before piping dollops of whipped cream on top
  • Once cake is cooled, spoon Cool Whip into the piping bag
  • Pipe Cool Whip onto the entire cake and sprinkle Easter sprinkles all around the top of the cake Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 403mgPotassium: 154mgFiber: 1gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 172IUCalcium: 190mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked goods, baking, cake, poke cake
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