red velvet poke cake

Name: Red Velvet Poke Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) self rising flour; 2 tablespoon(s) cocoa, unsweetened; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) vegetable oil; 2 - eggs; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 teaspoon(s) white vinegar; 1/2 cup(s) prepared plain hot coffee; 2 ounce(s) red food coloring drops; 2 box(es) cheesecake instant pudding mix; 4 cup(s) milk (for pudding)

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Amber Pulliam

Dalton, GA

Updated on Sep 11, 2012

Red Velvet is my husbands favorite cake so I went on the search for a homemade red velvet cake for his birthday. I found numerous recipes that all sounded great so I took bits and pieces from each recipe and came up with this poke cake. Don't let the ingredients and multiple steps keep you from making this cake. Trust me, it is to die for. ** If you don't have a cream cheese frosting you use please take a look at mine and consider it.. Tastes A-M-A-Z-I-N-G**

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

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yield 8 +

Ingredients

2 cups self rising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 - eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 cup prepared plain hot coffee
2 ounces red food coloring drops
2 boxes cheesecake instant pudding mix
4 cups milk (for pudding)

How To Make red velvet poke cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325

Step 2

In medium bowl whisk together flour and cocoa powder.
Step 3

In large bowl combine sugar and oil.
Step 4

With your blender mix eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and food coloring with your sugar mixture.
Step 5

Blend in your coffee (Do Not skip this step, it gives your cake an AMAZING flavor)and vinegar.
Step 6

Combine dry ingred's to your wet a little at a time just until combined. (Do not over blend)
Step 7

Grease your pan(s) generously(depending on what kind of cake you would like)with crisco and dust lightly with flour.
Step 8

Pour your batter evenly into your pan(s).
Step 9

Bake cake 30-40 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.
Step 10

Remove cake from oven, let cool 5-8 minutes. While your cake is cooling prepare your pudding.
Step 11

Once cake is slightly cooled take the end of a wooden spoon (or similar size object) and poke multiple holes all over your cake making sure you go all the way through to the bottom of the pan.
Step 12

Pour your pudding mix over your cake making sure to focus on getting the pudding into the holes. Try to spread out the pudding as evenly as possible.
Step 13

Put your cake in the fridge to let set atleast 2 hours. Top with your favorite cream cheese frosting or with cool whip and sprinkle with crushed oreos. **** This cake needs to be kept refrigerated**** (If you want, you can let your cake come to room temp before serving)
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