Description
Boston Cream Poke Cake brings creamy vanilla pudding magic straight to your family dinner table. Sweet layers of cake and custard create a crowd-pleasing treat your guests will absolutely adore.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup water
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate frosting
- ½ cup milk
Instructions
- Fire up your oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Combine 1 box yellow cake mix with 3 eggs and 1 cup water, mixing until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes on a cooling rack.
- Use a fork to poke deep, evenly spaced holes across the entire surface of the warm cake.
- Whisk ½ cup milk with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl.
- Slowly drizzle the milk mixture over the cake, ensuring it seeps into every hole.
- Refrigerate the cake for 15 minutes to help the liquid absorb.
- Whip 1 cup heavy cream with 1 cup powdered sugar until stiff, glossy peaks form.
- Spread the whipped cream evenly across the cake’s surface.
- Warm 1 cup chocolate frosting for 15 seconds in the microwave to make it pourable.
- Drizzle the melted frosting over the whipped cream layer in a decorative pattern.
- Chill the cake for at least 1 hour before serving to set the layers and enhance flavors.
Notes
- Check cake mix box for precise liquid and egg measurements to ensure a moist texture.
- Use the handle end of a wooden spoon to make uniform holes across the entire cake surface for even milk absorption.
- Make chocolate ganache from scratch if store-bought frosting seems too sweet, which helps control sugar levels.
- Let the cake chill for at least two hours so flavors can meld and cream can set properly before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 455
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg