Can I use pudding for a poke cake?

In a poke cake, after baking, holes are poked and a variety of fillings poured over the top, such as gelatin, sweetened condensed milk, fruit puree or pudding. Poke cakes also can be topped with your favorite topping before serving.

What can I use to poke holes in cake?

Using the handle of a wooden spoon ($5, Walmart), poke holes through the cake about 1 inch apart. Make sure the holes aren’t too close together or too far apart—if they’re too close together, your cake could be too moist; if they’re too far apart, there may not be enough filling throughout the cake.

How do you make a Death by chocolate Poke cake?

What is this? Mix one of the pudding mixes with the 2 cups of milk in a medium bowl. Poke holes in the hot cake with the round end of a wooden spoon and slowly pour this mixture over the cake, trying to fill the holes. Microwave the chocolate topping (with the lid off) for about 45 seconds or until it pours easily.

How do you put pudding in the middle of a Bundt cake?

What is this? I simply spread half of the batter in a well greased bundt cake pan, and then piped in some prepared instant chocolate pudding. I spread the remaining cake batter over the pudding and baked it like a normal cake! The cake sinks a little bit on the top, since pudding runs through the middle of it.

How do you make a German chocolate poke cake?

Frosting

1. Make cake according to package directions. Bake in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
2. When cake comes out of oven, poke holes with the end of a wooden spoon.
3. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave.
4. Pour in the condensed milk. Stir to blend.
5. Cool.
6. Stir the coconut and vanilla into the frosting.

Do you let cake cool before poking holes?

It’s best to make the holes in the cake while it is still slightly warm, because as it cools the crust on top of the cake will crumble more easily.

How do you make chocolate cake with pudding?

How to make Chocolate Pudding Cake

1. First, in a large mixing bowl, combine chocolate pudding mix with milk.
2. Add in chocolate cake mix and beat until well blended.
3. Pour cake batter into a greased 13×9 baking dish, and bake according to cake mix package directions.
4. Remove from oven and cool completely.

What can I add to chocolate cake mix?

freshly brewed coffee – Coffee always enhances the chocolate flavor, so you can’t go wrong with adding it to a cake. You can substitute it with just water if you don’t have coffee on hand. vegetable or canola oil – Either oil works great in this recipe. I don’t recommend substituting it with butter in this recipe.

How do you make a boxed chocolate cake better?

1. Add More Eggs. To get an extra rich and moist cake, stir in two extra egg yolks along with the eggs the recipe calls for (save the egg whites to make these delicious meringues).
2. Walk Away from Water. Water tastes like, well, water!
3. More Fat, More Flavor. Most box cake recipes call for vegetable or canola oil.

Can I put chocolate pudding between cake layers?

Place one cake layer on serving platter or cardboard round. Spread 1 cup pudding over cake layer and top with another layer. Repeat with 1 cup pudding and last cake layer. Spread remaining pudding evenly over top and sides of cake.