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Chocolate-Peppermint Poke Cake

Make a cake that's easy to take and share. Pockets of creamy pudding and melt-in-your-mouth peppermint candies are the memories you'll make.

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47 Ratings

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 3 hr 15 min
Servings 15

Ingredients

Cake

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® chocolate fudge cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

Filling

1: box (4-serving size) white chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix

2: cups milk

1/2: teaspoon peppermint extract

Frosting

1/4: teaspoon peppermint extract

1: container Betty Crocker® Whipped milk chocolate frosting

3/4: cup coarsely chopped chocolate-covered peppermint patties (8 candies)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes. With handle of wooden spoon, poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch.
2 In medium bowl, beat filling ingredients with whisk about 2 minutes. Immediately pour over cake. Cover loosely; refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
3 Stir 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract into frosting. Spread frosting over top of cake. Sprinkle with peppermint patties. Store covered in refrigerator.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

To keep candies from sticking together as you cut them, sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over the cutting board. As you cut the candies, toss them with the sugar.

Vanilla or chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix can be used instead of the white chocolate pudding mix.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 360
Calories from Fat: 140),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 15g; 15%
(Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, 4 1/2% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 45mg; 45%;
Sodium: 430mg; 430%;
Total Carbohydrate: 52g; 52%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 37g 37% ),
Protein: 4g; 4%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/8/2013 4:44:32 PM REPORT ABUSE kbuzz said:

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Will not make again - pudding mix just sat on top of cake. Had to melt icing in mw and then poor on cake. Spreading icing would never have worked on top of pudding. What a waste of $. For a high rating, must give results instead of disappointment.

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Posted 12/26/2012 12:11:09 PM REPORT ABUSE Calikyke said:

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Very yummy cake! The chocolate and peppermint go great together, really easy to make.

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Posted 12/10/2012 5:07:20 AM REPORT ABUSE oldtymecook said:

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I found it difficult to spread the pudding and get it into the holes. I wonder if we poured the pudding as soon as it is mixed and not let it set up if it would work better. I will try that next time. I didn't like that the pudding and frosting mixed together. The cake was not pretty but it was moist and very tasty. I eliminated the candy on the top and felt it was minty enough. I had to use sugar free white chocolate pudding also since I couldn't find the regular. I would make it again and might even try different variations of extract, pudding and cake flavors.

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