Triple Chocolate Poke Cake

This triple chocolate poke cake will please the most demanding chocoholics! Light, fluffy cake is filled with dollops of chocolate pudding, layered with chocolate-cream cheese frosting, and topped off with a chocolate whipped cream!

📝 Ingredients

• FOR WHITE CAKE LAYER:
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 12 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• cooking spray
• CHOCOLATE PUDDING LAYER:
• 4 oz chocolate pudding
• CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING LAYER:
• 16 oz cream cheese (softened)
• 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• 2 tbsp milk
• FOR CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM
• 8 oz whipped topping (frozen)
• 3 tbsp chocolate syrup
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• FOR TOPPING
• extra chocolate chips (optional)
• white chocolate sauce (optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. 2In a small bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (butter, egg whites, milk, vanilla extract) for the white cake layer.
3. 3In a separate larger bowl, mix together the dry ingredients for the white cake layer (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt).
4. 4Mix together the dry and wet ingredients to form the cake batter. Use an electric mixer to make this easier, if you have one.
5. 5Spray a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray.
6. 6Pour cake batter into baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.
7. 7Allow cake to cool until it can be safely handled.
8. 8Using the back of a spoon, or other utensil, poke cake all over to form holes.
9. 9Spread the chocolate pudding on top of the cake, being sure to get the pudding down into the holes you just made.
10. 10Next, mix together the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix in the unsweetened chocolate and 2 tablespoons of milk. Beat by hand or with a mixer, until frosting consistency is formed. Spread evenly over the cake.
11. 11Mix the whipped topping with the chocolate syrup and chocolate chips. Spread this over the top of the cake.
12. 12Sprinkle extra chocolate chips over the chocolate poke cake for garnish. And top with a drizzle of white chocolate sauce if desired.