Description
Celebrate spring with this delightful Easter Poke Cake, a sweet symphony of pastel colors and creamy textures. Layers of moist vanilla cake, marshmallow filling, and whipped cream create a festive dessert that sparks joy at any holiday gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 (3.4 ounces/96 grams) box instant vanilla or white chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 (8 ounces/226 grams) tub Cool Whip (or 2 cups homemade whipped cream)
Cake Mix Additional Ingredients:
- Eggs (as specified on cake mix box)
- Vegetable oil (as specified on cake mix box)
- Water (as specified on cake mix box)
Decorative and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gel food coloring (pink, yellow, blue, or pastel colors of choice)
- 12 Easter sprinkles or pastel-colored candy eggs
Instructions
- Prepare the cake foundation by preheating the oven and preparing the baking vessel with a light grease coating to prevent sticking.
- Mix cake batter thoroughly, ensuring smooth incorporation of vanilla extract, then transfer the mixture into the prepared dish with gentle, even strokes.
- Bake the cake until a delicate golden hue emerges and a testing utensil comes out pristine when inserted near the center, approximately 25-30 minutes.
- Allow the cake to rest and cool slightly, creating gentle indentations across the surface using a wooden spoon handle to create reservoirs for the filling.
- Create a vibrant pudding mixture by whisking cold milk and pudding powder until a silky, slightly thickened consistency develops.
- Separate the pudding into multiple small containers, introducing soft pastel hues through carefully added gel food colorings, stirring until colors merge seamlessly.
- Carefully distribute the colorful pudding into the prepared cake indentations, alternating tones to create a playful, marbled effect.
- Generously spread a cloud-like layer of whipped topping across the entire cake surface, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Embellish the cake with festive Easter-themed sprinkles and delicate pastel candy eggs, creating a whimsical visual presentation.
- Refrigerate the decorated cake for a minimum of one hour, allowing flavors to meld and topping to set, with optimal results achieved after four hours of chilling.
Notes
- Customize cake mix by adding a splash of vanilla extract for enhanced flavor depth.
- Ensure wooden spoon handle is clean when poking holes to prevent any contamination.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant, concentrated pastel shades without watering down the pudding.
- Chill cake longer for more set pudding and firmer texture, making slicing easier.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg