Cocoa Puffs Pudding Poke Cake
Cocoa Puffs Poke Cake made with the chocolatey cereal from your childhood, Cocoa Puffs! Chocolate cake and chocolate pudding combine, all topped with whipped cream & Cocoa Puffs cereal!
Servings: 16
Calories: 337kcal
Ingredients
- 18.25 ounce box chocolate cake mix
- 4 cups milk, divided
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup butter melted and cooled
- 3 oz instant chocolate pudding
- 2 cups Cocoa Puffs cereal
- 16 ounce whipped topping (i.e. Cool Whip)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 cake pan.
- In a mixing bowl, add cake mix, eggs, 1 cup of milk, and melted butter and beat on low until well incorporated, scraping bowl often.
- Pour cake batter into prepared pan, then bake in preheated oven for 27-28 minutes or until cake is baked through.
- Remove cake from oven and allow to cool completely.
- Using the end of a wooden spoon, poke holes into the top of the cake.
- Prepare instant pudding by whisking with remaining cold milk, then pour slowly over the top of the cooled cake. Pudding mixture should sink down into the holes in the cake. Then refrigerate for a minimum of an hour.
- Add whipped topping to a mixing bowl, then gently fold in unsweetened cocoa. Then spread over top of cake.
- Top with cereal, then serve and enjoy! If planning on serving later, wait to top with cereal.
Nutrition
Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 473mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 411IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 3mg