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Rainbow Pudding Poke Cake
Pudding Poke Cake is so easy to make and is truly a show stopper. It takes 20 minutes to prep, 6 ingredients and is so delicious!
Equipment
- 4 Small Bowls
- 4 Pastry bags optional
- Wooden Spoon to poke holes
Ingredients
- 15 ounces White cake mix, 1 box
- Food coloring, 2 drops of each color, 4 colors
- 6.8 ounces Vanilla pudding mix, 2 boxes
- 4 cups Milk
- 8 ounces Whipped topping
- 2-3 tablespoons Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, and grease a 9x13 cake pan. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions.
- Divide the mixture between 4 small bowls, and add 2 drops of food coloring to each bowl. Stir well to mix the color. (You should have 1 bowl of each color).
- Add the batter to pastry bags, or use a spoon to add the batter to the pan. You’re going to do rows of colors, alternating the colors in each row. We did 5 rows, but you could do more, or less, depending on how you want the cake to look.
- Transfer the pan to the oven, and bake according to package directions (we did 25 minutes), or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Once baked, remove the cake from the oven.
- Use the end of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake, about 1 inch apart. Prepare one box of pudding with 2 cups of milk in a medium bowl, and whisk for 2 minutes. Pour over cake, spreading it into the holes, and evenly on top of the cake.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour. After 1 hour, prepare the next box of pudding with the remaining 2 cups of milk, and whisk for 2 minutes. Fold in the whipped topping, and spread over the cake.
- Add half the sprinkles all over the cake and refrigerate for 2 hours. The sprinkles will dissolve a bit due to the moisture, but that’s ok because it’s what makes it colorful. Just add some more sprinkles right before cutting.
- Cut the cake into 12 slices (or more if you want smaller pieces), and enjoy!
Christina's Notes
- Short Cut: Feel free to a use a premade vanilla pudding from the grocery store.
- Instant Pudding Tip: Help the pudding by using whole milk! This will make the pudding much more delicious.
- Frosting: Alternatively, frost the top of the cake using your favorite frosting or icing recipe.
- Variation Tip: Cheesecake pudding mix or french vanilla pudding can be used in place of the vanilla. You could also use strawberry jello.
- Easy Banana Pudding: Make a delicious banana poke cake recipe using instant banana pudding or banana cream pudding, yellow cake mix instead of white cake mix and crushed vanilla wafers and banana slices.
- Easy Chocolate Poke Cake: Make a chocolate pudding poke cake by using chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding mix and milk and mini chocolate chips.