Easter Poke Cake is a fun, flavorful, and easy Easter dessert recipe. If you’re looking for the easiest, but also a show-stopping dessert to make, this is it! This festive Poke Cake requires just a cake mix, instant white chocolate pudding, whipped cream, and with a help of food coloring, it turns into a magical, bright, and fun Easter dessert. But it’s so delicious and cute looking, so nobody would ever know it! Adjusting the colors, you can transform this cake into a Rainbow or Unicorn Cake for a party. It will be super fun and a cute birthday cake, too.
White Chocolate Poke Cake
However, if you’re here, you must love poke cakes, too, right?!
I wanted to get a little creative for Easter and decided to whip up this fun and colorful Easter Poke Cake.
It’s made with white cake mix, white chocolate pudding, and homemade whipped cream.
Poke cakes are embarrassingly easy and give so many possibilities. You can mix and match whatever cake and pudding you like. If you’re not feeling the white chocolate, just use vanilla, cheesecake, or lemon pudding and you’ll have a delicious cake to your taste. Or basically anything your heart desires.
For a base I suggest white cake mix, so you can easily color the batter. However, you can use vanilla or lemon cake mix, as well.
How to make Poke Cake?
Prepare the cake mix according to the directions listed on the box. Next, divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and add a few drops of food coloring in each. Then using a teaspoon, make droops of the mixture in the bottom of greased 9×13 inches baking dish. When you finished it, tp the baking dish on the counter to flatten the surface. Using a toothpick, swirl the colors just a little. Bake as directed on the box.
When it is baked, and cool at room temperature for about 10 minutes, poke the cake. Use the handle end of a wooden spoon or another similar object to poke holes all over the top of the cake, about an inch apart, then allow it to cool completely.
Add the filling: In a bowl, combine the white chocolate pudding and milk, whisking until the pudding is dissolved. Before the pudding sets completely, pour it over the cooled cake, trying to fill all the holes completely. Spread remaining on top and place in the fridge to set completely.
When the pudding is set and the cake is completely cooled, top the cake with whipped cream. I prefer to make homemade whipped cream, but if you are in a hurry, you can use storebought whipped topping.
Can I Make this Poke Cake Ahead of Time?
Absolutely! Poke cakes get even better as they sit, so they’re the perfect make-ahead dessert. The filled and frosted cake can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days before serving. Just do not add sprinkles ahead of time, because they could tint the whipped cream. You can garnish it with Easter egg candies, or Peeps if you desire.
However, if you’re looking for an easy, dessert to grace your dessert table, you need to make this Easter Poke Cake recipe!
