Easy Lemon Cream Poke Cake Recipes

LEMON POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine yellow cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs and lemon extract or fresh lemon juice. Mix until just combined. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes, or until cake passes the toothpick test.
• Remove cake from the oven and poke with the end of a wooden spoon or a straw while still hot. Make many holes. The more holes, the more space for the delicious pudding to hide.
• Allow the cake to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile whisk together instant lemon pudding mix with milk. It will be liquidy, but will start to thicken as you whisk. It will take about 2 minutes. When you start to feel resistance allow to stand for 1 minute. Don't wait until it sets too long or it will be too thick to sink down into your holes.
• Pour pudding mix over cake, patting down into the holes. Use a toothpick and prick more holes into the cake and pudding. Tap the whole dish several times to allow the pudding to settle into the cake.
• Chill for a minimum of 30 minutes, but wait to frost until cake is cooled or else the frosting will melt.
• When ready to frost, prepare whipped lemon frosting whip cream in a large bowl until it starts to stiffen. Add powdered sugar.
• Fold in lemon extract or fresh lemon juice.
• Cover and chill for 30 minutes before serving.
• If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!

LEMON POKE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix and instant pudding. Add the water, oil and eggs, mix until smooth and well blended. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 to45 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. While the cake is still hot, poke holes in the top with a fork. In a small bowl, mix together the lemon juice and confectioners sugar until smooth. Pour over hot cake.

EASY LEMON CREAM POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a casserole dish.
• Combine all lemon cake ingredients in a bowl and stir until smooth. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• When the cake is done, use the back of a wooden spoon or butter knife to poke holes all over the cake. I leave about 3/4 or 1 inch between each hole.
• Mix your instant pudding mix (keep out 1 teaspoon for the whipped topping) and cold milk together and then IMMEDIATELY pour over your cake so it can sink into the holes! Place cake in fridge until cake is cooled.
• Beat heaving whipping cream with the teaspoon of instant pudding mix (this keeps it from "melting" during your party) and powdered sugar until stiff. Spread over cooled cake and top with lemon slices or berries!