There's 'True Luv' in this poke cake of passion! Can't you feel the luv? Perfect for any time of the year, this Strawberry Creme 'Passion' Poke Cake is dazzling, passionate and bursting out the doors with dreamy strawberry and cream flavors! Just look at all that creamy pudding in the 'poking' holes! Poke cakes are soooo delish. 🙂
The first poke cake I ever had, was poked with orange Jello, in a white cake and topped with cool whip and it was pretty darn good and nothing like I had ever had before. Just think how many jello flavors are out there? You can really go to town!
This cake is so moist and delish! It has plenty of amazing strawberry flavor in the pudding and the cake to make you giddy! 🙂
Jell-o has a pudding flavor called 'Strawberry Creme', which is what I used in this cake. But with the strawberry cake mix, I thought it might be too over-powering with strawberry cake and strawberry pudding together. So, I added some sweetened condensed milk, milk and heavy whipping cream to the pudding mix to mellow it out. Now, it's "Just right Goldilocks"!
This is perfect for Valentine's Day, Spring & Summer and all the poke cake lovers! Enjoy!!
If you love poke cakes, we got ya covered!
Pumpkin Butter Pecan Poke Cake
Raspberry Cream Jello Poke Cake
Lemon Burst Poke Cake
Easy Dreamy Red Velvet Cream Cheese Poke Cake
Boston Cream Poke Cake
Holiday Chocolate Mint Poke Cake
Strawberry Creme Passion Poke Cake
Ingredients
Strawberry Cake
- 1 Strawberry cake mix
- 3 Eggs
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ Cup vegetable oil
Strawberry Creme Passion Pudding
- 1 small box Strawberry Creme instant pudding
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk I Used Lowfat
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
Whipped Cream Layer
- 1 & ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- Optional: Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven @ 350 degrees. Spray 9x13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
Strawberry Cake
- In mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, water, and oil with mixer for 3 - 4 minutes.
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake 25-30 minutes or insert a toothpick in the center until it comes out clean.
- Let cake cool.
- When cooled, then poke many holes in the cake with the end of a wooden spoon.
Strawberry Creme Passion Pudding
- After the cake has cooled, to make the pudding, pour strawberry creme instant pudding into a medium bowl and add milk and sweetened condensed milk. Using mixer, beat for 3 minutes.
- Then add in the ½ cup heaving whipping cream and beat for another 2 minutes and pour the pudding mixture on top of cake and fill all the holes.
- Spread it out by using the back of spoon.
- Cover Cake and put in refrigerator to set up.
Whipped Cream Layer
- Using mixer, whip 1 & ½ cups of heavy whipping cream until whipping cream consistency.
- Add in vanilla and powdered sugar and take cake out of fridge and layer the whipped cream over pudding mixture.
- Set in refrigerator for 2 hours or freeze before serving. Serve cold.
Notes
Kim Lange says
OMG are you kidding me? I would just use vanilla pudding and add in some strawberry jelly, syrup or jam to it to make it strawberry flavored or just leave it vanilla. Hope that helps Vicki! 🙂
Vicki says
Hi Kim,
I've been looking for the Strawberry pudding, but Walmart no longer carries it. Do you have an idea about what I could use to make your awesome poke cake?
Kim Lange says
I would just follow the instructions on a Gluten Free Yellow or Yellow Cake Mix to mix the batter. Add in the 3 oz box of Strawberry Jello while you are mixing the batter and bake. Hope that helps and you enjoy!!! Thanks Jacki!
Jacki says
Any gluten free strawberry poke recipes
Kim Lange says
At least one hour for the pudding to set up or overnight. Hope you enjoy!!
Anonymous says
Hi Winnie
How long do I put the cake with pudding in refrigerator to set up for ?
Kim Lange says
Yes, sorry my bad Diane, it's corrected. I did update in the notes, if anyone uses cool whip vs. real whipping cream how much is needed. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
dianne says
Hi,
I'm confused by the reference to "cool whip" in the last instruction. There is no cool whip listed in the ingredients --did you mean whipped whipping cream? Just want to be sure before making it. 🙂 THANKS!
ChocolaTess says
Hi Debbie! I bought it at Walmart. But in a pinch, YOu could probably add some strawberry jelly or syrup to flavor it in some vanilla pudding. It might be a seasonal pudding. Hope that helps!
Debbie Lapekes says
I looked for the strawberry creme pudding at Meijer and they didn't have it. Where did you buy the pudding at? Is there any substitutions?
ChocolaTess says
🙂 Teresa, you are so sweet and yes it was amazing!
Teresa says
This looks so amazing. I love strawberries and this cake looks scrumptious. I bet it tasted amazing.
ChocolaTess says
Thank you Winnie. 🙂 Pink is awesome!
Winnie says
Oh Kim- this is such a pretty cake!!
I just looooooooooove the color, I think it's very romantic