Classic Boston Cream Poke Cake Recipe 425

BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9"-x-13" pan with cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to box instructions. Pour into prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Cool cake completely, then poke big holes across entire surface of the cake using the rounded end of a wooden spoon. In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk until mixture begins to thicken. Pour over the cake and spread with a spatula to make sure the pudding pours into the holes. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Make the ganache: Put chocolate chips in a medium glass bowl and set aside. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, bring heavy cream to a simmer, then pour over chocolate chips, whisking until smooth. Pour ganache over chilled cake and serve.

BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Make cake according to package instructions.
• Mix pudding mix with milk.
• Whisk until lumps are gone, about 2 minutes. Pudding should be pourable but not thin.
• While cake is still warm, poke holes in cake using a wooden spoon.
• Pour pudding over cake and gently press pudding into cake.
• Cool cake in the refrigerator.
• Remove foil from frosting.
• Microwave for 10-15 seconds and stir.
• Frosting should be pourable but not bubbly.
• Pour over cake and spread gently.

EASY BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• Beat cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool.
• Poke holes all over the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon. Whisk milk and pudding mix together in a bowl until just starting to thicken. Pour over cake, spreading with spatula to fill the holes. Refrigerate to firm, about 1 hour.
• Place chocolate chips in a glass bowl. Heat heavy whipping cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until bubbles form, about 3 minutes. Pour over the chocolate chips; whisk until smooth. Spread chocolate ganache over cake with a spatula.

CLASSIC BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Instructions: 1. Bake the cake, according to the box instructions, in a 13×9 inch pan. Remove the cake from the oven to a cooling rack and let cool until it comes to room temperature. 2. Once the cake is cooled, mix the instant pudding according to package instructions. 3. Using a wooden spoon handle or any other instrument available, poke holes in the cooled cake. 4. Pour the pudding over the cake slowly, allowing it to fill the holes. 5. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate the cake until the pudding is absorbed and set, about 2 hours. 6. Once the pudding is set, make the chocolate glaze. Microwave all the glaze ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl {I use the Pyrex measuring cup I measured the cream in} at 45 second intervals on high. Stir after each 45 second until the chocolate is melted and the ingredients are combined. 7. Pour the glaze over the cake carefully, ensuring full coverage. 8. Store cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Can be refrigerated up to 3 days but it tastes best within the first 24 hours. The pudding begins to become absorbed in the cake after that.

4-INGREDIENT BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Make cake according to directions and bake in well greased 9x13 pan. When cake is finished and while still warm, poke holes all over cake using handle of wooden spoon. The holes need to big and make sure you poke all the way down to the bottom of the pan. In medium bowl, add milk to pudding mixture and whisk until all lumps are gone. Pour on top of cake and be sure to pour directly into the holes in the cake. Spread out with a spoon all the way to the sides of the pan and gently push into the holes. Put cake in the refrigerator and be sure cake is cool completely before adding frosting (about 2 hours). When ready to frost, remove lid and foil from frosting tub and put in microwave for 10-15 seconds. Stir with a spoon - should be thick but pourable - not bubbly hot. Pour frosting onto cake. Spread frosting to evenly cover cake. Start in the middle and spread to the sides. Allow to cool on counter for several minutes and then put in refrigerator. Cake tastes better if it has been in the refrigerator overnight.

BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch cake. Immediately poke deep holes in cake at 1-inch intervals, using round handle of wooden spoon.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Immediately pour over warm cake. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Microwave chocolate and COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Let stand 15 min. Pour over cake.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

SHAUNA'S BOSTON CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
• Mix both amounts of cake flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat 3 egg yolks in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until thickened and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes.
• Beat 2/3 cup white sugar, 3 1/2 tablespoons butter, and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in egg yolks. Beat flour mixture in several additions, alternating with 6 tablespoons milk and ending with flour mixture, into creamed butter-sugar mixture on low until incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups milk into a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Whisk 4 egg yolks and 1/3 cup white sugar in a bowl until well combined; whisk in all-purpose flour. Pour 2 tablespoons of hot milk into egg mixture, whisking constantly. Slowly whisk in remaining hot milk. Return saucepan to stove and bring almost to a boil, stirring constantly, until thickened. Pour custard into a heat-proof bowl; stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Refrigerate until chilled.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add water as needed to create desired consistency.
• Cut cake in half horizontally. Place bottom cake layer on a serving platter. Spread cooled custard onto bottom half; place top cake over custard layer. Spread frosting on top and sides of cake. Chill until serving time.

BOSTON CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter according to package directions, adding lemon extract. Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. round baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes; refrigerate. In a heavy saucepan or microwave; melt chocolate and butter, stir until smooth. Stir in confectioners' sugar until crumbly. Stir in hot water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth. Split cake into two horizontal layers. Spread pudding on bottom layer. Place second layer over pudding. Pour chocolate glaze over top, letting it drizzle down the sides. Store in the refrigerator.

BOSTON CREAM POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to the temperature suggested on the cake mix box. Make cake mix according to directions on box by adding in the water, vegetable oil and eggs.
• Bake in a 9 x 13 inch pan as directed on cake mix box.
• When cake is finished baking and is still warm, poke holes all over cake using a wooden spoon handle or other similar size object (you want those holes fairly big so the pudding has room to get in there and you need to poke straight through to the bottom of the cake).
• In a medium bowl, add milk to pudding mixes and continue to whisk until most of the lumps are removed.
• Pour pudding on top of warm cake, making sure to pour straight into the holes in the cake.
• Take a spoon and spread it evenly across the top of the cake (very gently press down pudding to ensure that pudding goes into the holes and spread it all the way to the sides).
• Put cake in fridge and allow to cool completely before adding the frosting (about 2 hours).
• Remove the lid and foil covering from the tub of chocolate frosting and microwave for about 10-15 seconds. Stir frosting with a spoon- it should still be thick. Gently spoon or pour chocolate frosting on top of pudding. Spread frosting to evenly cover cake. Start in the middle and gently spread to the sides.
• Allow to cool on the counter for a few minutes, then put into the fridge to fully cool and set up.

EASY BOSTON CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare batter for cake layer as directed on box and bake as directed using (2) 8 round baking pans. Remove one layer from pan and cool.
• Beat pudding mix, cold milk, powdered sugar and cocoa until blended and thickened.
• Spread pudding between layers.
• Spread with Chocolate Glaze. Cover and refrigerate.
• Chocolate Glaze: Blend melted butter and cocoa.
• Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Stir in water, 1 tablespoons at a time, until glaze is desired consistency.
• Beat until smooth and use immediately.