This gorgeous rainbow poke cake is made with simple ingredients like boxed cake mix, instant pudding mix, and Cool Whip. Serve chilled with lots of sprinkles on top to put HUGE smiles on your kids' faces!
1boxwhite cake mixplus ingredients on package directions
Wilton neon gel food coloring
2boxesinstant vanilla pudding mix3.4 oz for each box
4cupsmilk
8ozwhipped topping
2-3tbspsprinkles
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F, and grease a 9x13 cake pan.
Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Mine called for 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and 4 egg whites, but please adjust those quantities if your box mix says something different.
Divide the mixture between 4 small bowls, and add 2 drops of food coloring to each bowl. (You should have 1 bowl of each color) Stir well to mix the color.
Add the batter to pastry bags, or use a spoon to add the batter to the pan. You’re going to do rows of colors, alternating the colors in each row. We did 5 rows, but you could do more, or less, depending on how you want the cake to look.
Transfer the pan to the oven, and bake according to package directions (we did 25 minutes), or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Once baked, remove the cake from the oven.
Use the end of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake, about 1 inch apart.
Prepare one box of pudding with 2 cups of milk in a medium bowl, and whisk for 2 minutes. Pour over cake, spreading it into the holes, and evenly on top of the cake.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
After 1 hour, prepare the next box of pudding with the remaining 2 cups of milk, and whisk for 2 minutes. Fold in the whipped topping, and spread over the cake.
Add half the sprinkles all over the cake. They'll dissolve a bit, but that's OK because it will make the cake more colorful.
Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Cut the cake into 12 slices, add extra sprinkles right before serving, and enjoy!
Notes
Remember you'll need the oil, water, and egg whites called for on your box of white cake mix. These amounts can vary by brand.