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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Black Forest Poke Cake

Cherries and chocolate!!! Chocolate and cherries!!! And who doesn't love a good poke cake, right? All this goodness rolled up into one "fan-tab-alicious" dessert. Give this a try sometime. It's a great dessert to take to a potluck or for a big family dinner!

Black Forest Poke Cake



1 Devil's Food cake mix
1 can cherry pie filling
1 4-ounce box instant chocolate pudding
2 cups milk
Whipped cream or Cool Whip

Make cake according to box directions for a 9x13 inch pan. Bake according to the directions on the box.

When cake is done and is still hot from the oven, poke holes all over.

Combine instant pudding and milk and pour immediately over cake, making sure pudding gets down in all the holes.

Cover and chill for a several hours or overnight.

Spread cherry pie filling over cake and serve with whipped cream or Cool Whip. 

The line-up.
The line-up.


Make and bake the cake according the box directions for a 9x13 inch cake.
Make and bake the cake according 
the box directions for a 9x13 inch cake.


Right after it's out of the oven poke holes all over the cake.
Right after it's out of the oven 
poke holes all over the cake.


Then combine the milk and pudding and pour immediately over all the holes making sure it gets down in the holes.
Then combine the milk and pudding 
and pour immediately over all the holes 
making sure it gets down in the holes.


Cover and chill for several hours or overnight.
Cover and chill for several hours or overnight.


Then spread the cherry pie filling over the pudding.
Then spread the cherry pie filling over the pudding.


Enjoy with some Cool Whip or whipped cream.
Enjoy with some Cool Whip or whipped cream.