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Boston Cream Poke Cake

The Boston Cream Pie is one of those desserts that never leave. It is the perfect combination of cake, pudding and chocolate. However, now you can have this delicious pie in cake form! The cake is super easy to make.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Calories: 503

Ingredients
  

  • 2- 3.4 ounce boxes instant Vanilla pudding mix
  • 4 cups Milk cold
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 box Yellow Cake Mix plus ingredients listed on box
  • 12 ounces Semisweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 ½ cups Heavy Cream

Method
 

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350*
    2. Grease a 9x13 baking pan
    3. Prepare the cake according to the directions on the package
    4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely
    5. When the cake is cooled completely, use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake.
    6. In a bowl, combine the milk, Vanilla Extract and the Vanilla instant pudding mix
    7. Before the pudding completely thickens, pour the pudding over the top of the cake
    8. Use an offset spatula to be sure the pudding goes into each of the holes poked in the cake
    9. In another bowl, pour in the semisweet chocolate chips and add in the Heavy cream
    10. Heat on 30 second intervals in the microwave, stirring after each cycle
    11. Continue the heating cycles until the chips are melted
    12. Let cool for 5 to 7 minutes
    13. Pour the chocolate over the cake, covering the entire cake, Carefully smooth out with an offset spatula
    14. Place the cake into the refrigerator and chill for at least 4 hours, or overnight if possible.