CHOCOLATE-CHERRY POKE CAKE

Chocolate-Cherry Poke Cake image

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

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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