# Hot Chocolate Poke Cake

This hot chocolate poke cake is a delicious alternative to pie for your holiday dessert table.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 box dark chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1 packet instant chocolate pudding
- 3 eggs
- vanilla
- oil
- sour cream
- chocolate milk
- fudge sauce
- heavy cream
- cocoa powder
- powdered sugar
- marshmallow bits
- mini chocolate chips

## Instructions

1. Combine the chocolate cake mix, instant chocolate pudding, eggs, vanilla, oil, sour cream, and chocolate milk in a bowl.
2. Mix until smooth to create the cake batter.
3. Bake the cake.
4. Once baked, poke holes in the cake using a medicine syringe or similar tool.
5. Add a layer of fudge sauce over the poked cake, spreading it evenly.
6. Mix up some instant chocolate pudding.
7. Spread an even layer of the instant chocolate pudding on top of the fudge layer.
8. Prepare a homemade chocolate whipped cream by mixing heavy cream, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar.
9. Spread the chocolate whipped cream on top of the pudding layer.
10. Drizzle more fudge sauce across the top of the whipped cream.
11. Sprinkle marshmallow bits and mini chocolate chips across the top for garnish.

## Equipment

- bowl
- mixer
- baking dish
- medicine syringe
- spatula

## Tips

- Use dark chocolate fudge cake mix for a super moist and rich cake.
- Use fudge sauce instead of chocolate sauce as it's thicker and better.
- If you're in chocolate overload, you can use Cool Whip or plain whipped cream for the top layer.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@pplates/video/7304399894498856223?_r=1&_t=ZT-91jVrKTLlnr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7b11a54b-d281-4200-be6e-0884f47f0c83
- Extracted: 2025-11-26

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