Easter Pudding Poke Cake is a delicious dessert that is easy to make and is perfect for Easter celebrations. This cake is made with a chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding, and whipped cream, and topped with Oreos. It is decorated with PEEPS bunnies and mini chocolate eggs.
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What is Poke Cake?
A poke cake is a cake that is baked, cooled for a few minutes, and then poked with holes. The holes can be poked with either the tines of a fork or with the handle of a wooden spoon.
Once the holes are poked, pudding in this case, or other ingredients such as gelatin are poured over the holes to fill them and then the remaining liquid is poured evenly over the top of the cake.
The cake is then chilled before decorating, slicing, and serving.
Pudding poke cakes such as this Easter Pudding Poke Cake as well as other poke cakes are very easy to make and are highly customizable based on the occasion or event you are making one for.
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Ingredients in Easter Pudding Poke Cake
- chocolate cake mix (+ ingredients on the package)
- chocolate pudding mix
- milk
- whipped topping
- Oreo cookies
- PEEPS Bunnies (any color combo you like)
- Cadbury mini chocolate eggs
How to Make Pudding Poke Cake for Easter
Preheat the oven. Preheat oven to 350ºF degrees.
Grease the baking pan and bake the cake. Grease the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan and make the chocolate cake according to the box's directions.
Cool the cake. Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes.
Poke the holes into the cake. Poke holes using a fork or the handle of a wooden spoon spacing the holes about ½ inch apart.
Make the chocolate pudding. Make the pudding mix by combining the milk and chocolate pudding mix together until smooth.
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Pour the pudding over the cake. Pour the pudding mixture over the cake evenly and gently push the pudding down into the holes.
Add the whipped cream. Scoop the whipped topping out of the tub and carefully spread it evenly over the top of the pudding layer.
Crush the Oreos. Place the Oreo cookies in a food processor to grind them finely.
Sprinkle the Oreos. Sprinkle the crushed Oreos over the whipped cream evenly.
Chill. Cover the cake and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Decorate and serve. Decorate with PEEPS bunnies and candies before serving.
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📖 Recipe
Easter Pudding Poke Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 15 ounce box chocolate cake mix + ingredients on box
- 4 ounce package instant chocolate pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 8 ounce tub whipped topping
- 13 crushed Oreo cookies - for topping
- 12 Bunny Peeps - for decorating
- ¼ cup Cadbury chocolate eggs - for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF degrees.
- Grease the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan and make the chocolate cake according to the box's directions.
- Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes, then poke holes using a fork or the handle of a wooden spoon spacing the holes about ½ inch apart.
- Make the pudding mix by combining the milk and chocolate pudding mix together until smooth.
- Pour the pudding mixture over the cake evenly and gently push the pudding down into the holes.
- Scoop the whipped topping out of the tub and carefully spread it evenly over the top of the pudding layer.
- Place the Oreo cookies in a food processor to grind them finely.
- Sprinkle the crushed Oreos over the whipped cream evenly.
- Cover the cake and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- Decorate with PEEPS bunnies and candies before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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Ann says
I love poke cakes, so I knew I have to make this cake! My kids thought it was the best thing with the peeps!
Elizabeth says
What a great idea! Poke cakes are always so easy, and a crowd pleaser! This will be the dessert I bring for Easter!
Jamie says
Wow! Another cake that will be loved by many! It looks incredibly yummy and very delicious! A perfect treat for this Easter day festivity! Loved it!
amy liu dong says
This poke cake is so cute and definitely a perfect Easter treat to make for the kids.