Description
A festive and delicious red velvet poke cake perfect for Christmas celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- Ingredients needed to make the cake: eggs, oil, and water
- 2 (3.4 ounce) boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 cups milk
- 8 ounce tub whipped topping
- Green gel food coloring
- Red and white Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare the cake mix and bake per the directions on the back of the box.
- When the cake comes out of the oven, take a wooden utensil handle or something similar and poke holes all over the cake, about 1 inch apart.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the pudding mix and milk until smooth.
- Pour pudding over the cake. Take care to pour it right into the holes as much as possible. Spread it all out, and using the back of the spoon, gently push the pudding down into the holes.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours to set. Once cake is cooled, work on the topping.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the whipped topping and food coloring until you reach your desired shade.
- Spread the whipped topping on top of the cake and place it in the fridge again for 2 hours or longer to set.
- When ready to serve, add the sprinkles.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
- For best results, use high-quality food coloring.
- Make sure the cake is completely cooled before adding the pudding and topping.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 50mg