Best Chocolate Cherry Poke Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY POKE CAKE (OR VANILLA)

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If you are a chocolate and cherry lover then the chocolate is for you, this also is equally wonderful using a white cake mix with cherry or strawberry Jello, cherry pie filling and white Cool Whip or Whipped cream, I make the white version with my recipe#355243 but boxed is fine

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
1 (3 ounce) package cherry gelatin (or use strawberry)
1 cup boiling water
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling (or use a 28 ounce can)
1 (16 ounce) container chocolate flavor cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed (or use sweetened whipped cream)
grated chocolate (or can use chopped nuts)

Steps:

Prepare and bake the cake mix according to package directions in a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Cool then remove the cake from the pan.
Immediately poke holes down into the cake using a fork (holes should be at 1-in intervals).
Cool cake completely.
When the cake is cooked combine the Jello with boiling water until combined; pour the mixture over the cake.
Top with pie filling, then cover with Cool Whip or whipped cream.
If making the chocolate cake sprinkle grated chocolate over the top or chopped nuts (this is only optional).

JELL-O CHOCOLATE-CHERRY POKE CAKE

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Make any occasion a little sweeter with the JELL-O Chocolate-Cherry Poke Cake from My Food and Family! If chocolate covered cherries are the first thing you head for at the candy store, chances are pretty good you'll like this JELL-O Chocolate Cherry Poke Cake.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 4h30m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

2 round chocolate cake layers (9 inch), cooled
2 cups boiling water
2 pkg. (3 oz. each) or 1 pkg. (6 oz.) JELL-O Black Cherry Flavor Gelatin
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

Steps:

Place cakes, top sides up, in clean 9-inch round pans; pierce with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour over cake layers. Refrigerate 3 hours.
Dip bottoms of cake pans in warm water 10 sec.; unmold cakes. Fill and frost cake layers with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 280 mg, Carbohydrate 33 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 23 g, Protein 4 g

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY POKE CAKE

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Enjoy Chocolate-Cherry Poke Cake for dessert. Made with devil's food cake mix, whipped topping and pudding mix, our cherry poke cake is packed with flavor!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 1h46m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Caramel Flavor Instant Pudding
2 cups cold milk
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
24 drained maraschino cherries with stems

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Chop 3 oz. chocolate. Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch pan, stirring chopped chocolate into batter before pouring into prepared pan. Immediately poke deep holes in cake at 1-inch intervals, using handle of wooden spoon.
Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Immediately pour half the pudding over warm cake. Spread any remaining pudding evenly over top of cake. Cool 15 min. Refrigerate 30 min.
Frost cake with COOL WHIP. Chop remaining chocolate; sprinkle over cake along with the nuts. Top with cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 160 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY POKE CAKE

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Imagine the luscious chocolate-cherry flavor of Black Forest Cake in this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Poke Cake. It's a super-easy poke cake that will take you straight to Bavaria in your mind. Enjoy this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Poke Cake for any occasion, but especially for a day that ends in Y.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen pound cake, thawed
3/4 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (0.3 oz.) JELL-O Black Cherry Flavor Sugar Free Gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
2-1/3 cups COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping, divided
1 can (14.5 oz.) pitted dark sweet cherries, drained, divided
3 oz. BAKER'S Bittersweet Chocolate, broken into pieces

Steps:

Remove lid from foil pound cake package. (Do not remove cake from pan.) Pierce cake with skewer or large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
Add boiling water to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour over cake. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Invert cake onto platter. Cut cake horizontally in half. Spread bottom half of cake with 1/3 cup COOL WHIP; top with half the cherries. Cover with top cake layer.
Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir until blended. Let stand 5 min. Spread over top and sides of cake. Garnish with remaining cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 170 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g