Red Velvet Poke Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

closeup of a square slice of red velvet cake poke cake with white icing and red and green Christmas sprinkles

Red Velvet Poke Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

A red velvet poke cake made simple by baking a soft moist cake from a mix, infusing it with a thick sweet white chocolate filling, and topping it with a cream cheese frosting!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

refrigerate time 30

Total Time 1 10

Servings slices

Calories 337kcal

Author Sherri Hagymas

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box Red Velvet Cake box mix
1 ½ cup Water
3 large Eggs
½ cup Vegetable Oil
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 cup white chocolate chips melted
2 cups cream cheese frosting canned or homemade
¼ cup Colored sprinkles Christmas or Valentine's, etc.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F
Grease the bottom and sides of a 13x9 pan
Mix ingredients for the red velvet cake mix (according to package directions)
1 box Red Velvet Cake box mix, 1 ½ cup Water, 3 large Eggs, ½ cup Vegetable Oil
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely
Add white chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl and microwave at 50% power level for 30 seconds. Then stir and heat for an additional 15 seconds then stir until completely melted. Microwave for an another 15 seconds if necessary but do not heat for more than 1 minute total or it may burn.
1 cup white chocolate chips
After chocolate chips have melted, stir in the condensed milk until completely smooth.
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
Once the cake was cooled, poke holes all over the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon.
Pour the white chocolate mixture over the entire cake and spread it gently into all of the holes.
Place the cake in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to set.
After the cake has chilled, spread the cream cream cheese frosting over the entire cake.
2 cups cream cheese frosting
Place the frosted cake back in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Just before serving, add seasonal colored sprinkles.
¼ cup Colored sprinkles

Notes

Substitute jello instant vanilla pudding, white chocolate pudding or chocolate pudding mixture instead of the white chocolate chip/condensed milk mixture.

Add shaved white chocolate swirls, crushed Oreo cookies, or mini chocolate chips to the top if desired.

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