Red Velvet Poke Cake -- Christmas Dessert -- Holiday Food Series

Red Velvet Poke Cake -- Christmas Dessert -- Holiday Food Series CHRISTMAS RED VELVET POKE CAKE INGREDIENTS For the cake: 1 box red velvet cake mix (ingredients needed to make cake - eggs, oil & water) For the filling: 2 boxes 3.4 oz Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix 4 cup Milk 1 16 oz container of whipped topping Green food coloring For garnish: Red sprinkles, optional Green sprinkles, optional Snowflakes and white chocolate curls, optional INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-x-13” pan and sprinkle with flour. 2. Prepare cake mix according to box instructions. 3. Pour into prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. 4. Remove the cake from the oven 5. Using the back of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cake. 6. Combine milk and pudding mix and whisk until well blended. 7. Pour pudding over cake making sure it gets down into holes. 8. Refrigerate cake for several hours to allow pudding to settle and set up 9. To make green topping, mix whipped topping and green coloring (add a few drops at a time, to desired color)and mix to combine 10. Spread green topping evenly over the top of cake and sprinkle with white chocolate curls and red, green sprinkles and snowflakes 11. Refrigerate until ready to serve