Description
Reese’s Poke Cake is a decadent dessert combining rich chocolate cake with creamy peanut butter pudding and topped with chocolate frosting, whipped topping, and chopped mini peanut butter cups. This easy-to-make treat delivers the perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter flavors, ideal for potlucks and parties.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake
- 15.25 oz chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients required to prepare the cake)
Pudding Filling
- 3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding mix
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Toppings
- 16 oz chocolate frosting
- 8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 25 mini Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped and roughly chopped
Instructions
- Prepare Cake: Prepare and bake the chocolate cake according to the package instructions using a 13 x 9-inch cake pan. Once baked, allow the cake to cool for 15-20 minutes.
- Poke Holes: Using the round end of a wooden spoon, poke holes evenly throughout the cake about every 1/2 to 1 inch.
- Make Pudding Mixture: In a medium bowl, empty the vanilla instant pudding mix and add the cold milk. Whisk briskly for 2 minutes until the pudding mix dissolves. Then whisk in 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter until smooth and combined.
- Fill Poke Holes: Pour the pudding and peanut butter mixture over the cake, making sure to fill the holes as much as possible to infuse flavor into the cake.
- Apply Frosting: Microwave the chocolate frosting in a microwave-safe bowl for 15-20 seconds until pourable. Drizzle it evenly over the cake and spread using the back of a spoon or offset spatula.
- Cool Completely: Allow the cake to cool completely at room temperature.
- Prepare Peanut Butter Whipped Topping: In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 cup of creamy peanut butter with the thawed whipped topping until combined and smooth.
- Top Cake: Spread the peanut butter and whipped topping mixture evenly over the cooled cake.
- Add Peanut Butter Cups: Sprinkle the roughly chopped mini peanut butter cups evenly on top of the cake.
- Chill: Refrigerate the cake for at least 4 hours before serving to allow flavors to set. Store covered in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Peanut butter lovers will adore this dessert as it highlights the classic chocolate and peanut butter combination.
- This cake is perfect for potlucks and parties because of its easy preparation and crowd-pleasing flavors.
- To make it gluten free, use a gluten free chocolate cake mix and confirm other ingredients are gluten free.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 333 kcal
- Sugar: 29 g
- Sodium: 324 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 3 mg
