Description
Celebrate the holidays with this festive Christmas Red Velvet Poke Cake, featuring a moist red velvet base infused with creamy vanilla pudding, topped with lightly colored green whipped cream and decorative sprinkles for a delightful and visually stunning dessert perfect for any Christmas gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
Pudding Filling
- 2 (3.4 oz) boxes Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
- 4 cups whole milk
Topping
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 10 drops green food coloring
- red sugar sprinkles
- green sugar sprinkles
- snowflake sprinkles
- white chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Prepare the Cake: Follow the instructions on the red velvet cake mix box to prepare and bake the cake as directed. Allow it to cool slightly.
- Poke the Cake: Using the back of a wooden spoon, poke holes evenly all over the warm cake to allow the pudding to seep in thoroughly.
- Mix the Pudding: Whisk together the instant vanilla pudding mix with the whole milk until smooth and well combined.
- Pour Pudding Over Cake: Pour the prepared pudding evenly over the cake, using a spatula to smooth it into the poked holes for maximum flavor infusion.
- Chill: Refrigerate the cake for several hours or until the pudding has set firmly inside the holes.
- Whip the Cream: Beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form, indicating it’s fluffy but not over-beaten.
- Add Color: Gently fold in 10 drops of green food coloring into the whipped cream until evenly tinted.
- Top the Cake: Spread the green whipped cream evenly over the chilled cake surface, then garnish liberally with red sugar sprinkles, green sugar sprinkles, snowflake sprinkles, and white chocolate shavings for a festive look.
- Serve: Either serve immediately or keep refrigerated until ready to enjoy. This cake is best eaten chilled.
Notes
- Ensure the cake is slightly warm when poking holes so pudding can penetrate easily.
- Use whole milk for the pudding to achieve the creamiest texture.
- Whip the cream just until soft peaks form to avoid turning it into butter.
- The green food coloring can be adjusted lightly to get your preferred festive shade.
- Keep the cake refrigerated if not serving right away to maintain freshness.
