Deep Dish Chocolate Poke Cake
This decadent Deep Dish Chocolate Poke Cake has layers of scratch made cake, chocolate pudding, and a cheesecake layer! Perfect for Spring or customize the color for any theme or gathering.
Ingredients
For chocolate cake:
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot brewed coffee
For chocolate pudding:
- 1 3.4 oz box instant chocolate pudding
- 2 cups of milk
For mint cheesecake:
- 1 8 oz. Package cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- Green food coloring or color of choice
- chocolate chips for garnish optional
Instructions
For the Chocolate Cake
- In a mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda and whisk until well combined.
- Next add in the egg, milk, vanilla and coffee and beat until all is incorporated. I just did this in one bowl with a whisk since there is a lot of liquid it is easy.
- Pour the batter into a greased pie dish and bake at 375 degrees F for about 30-35 minutes. You can also use a 9x13 baking dish.
For the pudding layer
- Whisk the cold milk and pudding mix together until thickened.
- Remove the cake from the oven when done cooking and let cool for about 10 minutes before poke holes in the cake with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula.
- Then pour the pudding onto the warm cake and spread trying to get some of the pudding into the holes. Let cool.
For the cheesecake layer
- In a large mixing bowl combine the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Add in the heavy whipping cream and food coloring if using.
- Continue to beat with your mixer until the cream thickens and everything becomes light and fluffy.
- Spread the cheesecake layer on top of the pudding layer and add chocolate chips for garnish and enjoy!
Notes
*Note you can reserve a little of the pudding to swirl on top or add chocolate syrup for the same effect.