Red Velvet Poke Cake w/Cheesecake Filling

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Red Velvet Poke Cake with Cheesecake Filling

He also got Red Velvet Poke Cake on the second, third, fourth, fifth... days of Christmas. Well, those gold rings are darned expensive. Ok. We don't have a pear tree or need any 'maids a milking'. Lords a leaping might be interesting. Hmm. Besides, the Red Velvet Poke Cake was quite yummy!

This recipe is courtesy of Brandi, The Country Cook. And you know, or you should know, Brandi is the Queen of Poke Cakes. Her Coconut Cream Poke Cake is "to die for", according to all who have tried it! So if you have a few minutes, check out her blog. She has some great, simple to make recipes. What is a poke cake you ask? Well simply, a cake you 'poke' holes in... for one reason or another. :))

For Red Velvet Poke Cake, I omitted the crushed Oreo cookies from the original recipe and I used the Jell-O Fat-Free Cheesecake pudding. The fat-free pudding works just fine. The cake is still very moist, but a little less sweet. So,

Let's Try It!

Ingredients:

• 1 box Red Velvet Cake mix, plus eggs, oil & water according to package directions
• 2 3.4 oz. boxes instant Cheesecake-flavored pudding (fat-free boxes are 1 oz., but yield equal amounts of pudding)
• 4 c. milk
• 1 8 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed (I used my old standby, Cool Whip.)

Preparation:

Now that's RED!

1. Prepare cake mix according to package using a 9x13 inch pan.

get those holes nice & big

2. Allow cake to cool 2-3 minutes & then, using a wooden spoon handle , poke holes in the warm cake right down to the bottom.

3. Prepare pudding by whisking pudding mix with 4 cups of milk until all lumps are gone.

4. Pour pudding over cake.  Spread the pudding all over the cake, gently pushing the pudding down into the holes with the back of a spoon or a frosting knife.

5. Place the cake into the refrigerator  to set & cool. At least 2 hours!

6. Once cake is completely cool, gently spread the thawed whipped topping over the top of the cake. 

note: Cake must be kept refrigerated, unless of course you eat it all immediately following step 6. :D

Now, go for it! The two of us ate the WHOLE THING, although not in one sitting... Enjoy!

Enjoy! WildWSS outta here!