Description
Indulge in the delightful flavors of a Boston Cream Poke Cake, a luscious dessert featuring layers of moist yellow cake, creamy vanilla pudding, and a rich chocolate ganache. This easy-to-make cake is a crowd-pleaser for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 1 box yellow cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box: usually eggs, oil, and water)
Pudding Layer:
- 2 (3.4-ounce) boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 cups cold milk
Ganache:
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup (optional, for glossy ganache)
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare baking dish: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Bake the cake: Prepare and bake the yellow cake according to package directions; let cool for 10 minutes.
- Prepare the pudding layer: Whisk together the vanilla pudding mix and cold milk until smooth; pour over the cake and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Make the ganache: Heat cream, add chocolate and corn syrup, stir until smooth. Pour over chilled pudding layer and refrigerate until set.
Notes
- For best results, make the cake a day ahead to allow the flavors to meld.
- You can use homemade cake and pudding if preferred.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 410mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
