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Grinch Poke Cake
This Grinch poke cake is a delightful holiday cake that's moist, tender, loaded with pudding, and clasically colored in red and green.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Slices
Calories
352
kcal
Equipment
Measuring Cups and Spoons
mixing bowls
Electric mixer
9x13 baking dish
Ingredients
15.25
ounces
white cake mix
plus the ingredients on the back of the box
3.4
ounces
instant white chocolate pudding mix
2
cups
milk
Green and red food coloring
1
cup
butter
softened
4
cups
powdered sugar
Heart sprinkles
green sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease or line a 9x13 baking dish.
In a medium mixing bowl combine your cake mix, water, oil and eggs.
Stir until well combined.
Add your green food coloring until you get your desired green shade.
Pour the cake batter into the baking dish.
Bake the cake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Set the cake aside to cool.
Using the handle of a wooden spoon poke holes all into the cake.
In a medium bowl combine the instant pudding and milk.
Whisk until smooth.
Add your red food coloring until you get the red color you like.
Carefully spoon or use a clean cooking syringe to insert the pudding into the holes.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer whip up the softened butter.
Add the powdered sugar to the butter and continue to beat until creamy and fluffy.
Add green food coloring until the desired Grinch Green color.
Frost the cake with the buttercream.
Top with green sprinkles and heart sprinkles.
Set the cake in the fridge to chill for 2 hours.
Slice and serve!
Notes
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
Serving
|
Calories:
352
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
78
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
3
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.2
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.2
g
|
Cholesterol:
7
mg
|
Sodium:
598
mg
|
Potassium:
111
mg
|
Fiber:
0.4
g
|
Sugar:
57
g
|
Vitamin A:
99
IU
|
Calcium:
152
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg