Description
Celebrate Easter with this colorful and delightful Easter Poke Cake. A white cake base filled with layers of pastel-colored pudding and topped with whipped cream and sprinkles, this dessert is a perfect addition to your spring celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
White Cake:
- 1 box white cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box: usually eggs, oil, and water)
Vanilla Pudding Filling:
- 1 package (3 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups cold milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pastel food coloring (pink, yellow, blue, green)
Topping:
- 8 oz whipped topping (thawed)
- ¼ cup Easter sprinkles or candy eggs for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare the white cake mix as per package instructions.
- Bake the cake: Pour the batter into a greased 9×13-inch baking dish and bake according to package directions. Let cool for 15 minutes.
- Prepare the filling: Whisk together pudding mix, milk, and vanilla extract until thickened. Divide into bowls, color, and spoon into holes in the cake.
- Add topping: Spread whipped topping over the cake, add sprinkles or candy eggs.
- Chill and serve: Chill the cake for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
- For added flavor, try lemon or white chocolate pudding.
- This cake can be made a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
