Name: Lemon Poke Cake Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix; 1 3.4 ounce instant lemon pudding (dry mix); 1 cup water; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 3 large eggs; 2 3.4 ounce instant lemon pudding (dry mix); 4 cups whole milk; 4 cups powdered sugar

This Lemon Poke Cake recipe comes out of the oven soft and moist on the inside, and then gets filled with delicious lemon pudding. It will melt in your mouth and become an instant favorite recipe wherever your serve it!

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Lemon Poke Cake
Ingredients for Easy Lemon Poke Cake Dessert
How to Make a Lemon Poke Cake with Pudding
Ingredient Subsitutions
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This Old Fashioned Triple Lemon Poke Cake recipe is one of the best homemade cakes you can make during the summer, holidays, and for special family occasions.

This cake comes out of the oven soft and moist on the inside, and then gets filled with delicious lemon pudding.

It will melt in your mouth and become an instant favorite recipe wherever your serve it!

Lemon Poke Cake

If you haven't yet tried a creamy lemon poke cake with lemon pie filling then you're in the right place. Poke cakes are known for their amazing flavor combinations that will wow friends and family when you serve them.

Believe it or not, this luscious lemon poke cake uses a yellow box cake mix, plus a few other easy ingredients.

No need to slave in the kitchen all day long making dessert. This recipe is easy peasy and comes together quickly.

Perfect if you need to take it to a party, or potluck!

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Ingredients for Easy Lemon Poke Cake Dessert

CAKE:

yellow cake mix
instant lemon pudding, dry mix
water
vegetable oil
eggs

PUDDING TOPPING:

instant lemon pudding, dry mix
whole milk
powdered sugar

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How to Make a Lemon Poke Cake with Pudding

FIRST STEP: Pour the cake and pudding mix into a large mixing bowl.

SECOND STEP: Add water, oil and eggs. Mix until just combined.

THIRD STEP: Pour into cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

FOURTH STEP: When the poke cake with yellow cake mix is finished baking, remove from oven and let cool slightly.

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FIFTH STEP: Poke 12 holes in the cake using the handle of a large round spoon.

SIXTH STEP: Mix the lemon pudding, milk and powdered sugar. Stir until all ingredients are well combined. Pour half of the pudding over the top of the cake, making sure it sinks into all of the holes.

SEVENTH STEP: Mix the remaining pudding until it thickens completely then spread over the top of the cake. Place in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours until completely set and chilled.

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Ingredient Subsitutions

CAKE MIX: Duncan Hines is my favorite go to box cake mix for this recipe but feel free to use any yellow box cake mix.

JELLO PUDDING: If you want a strong lemon flavor in this cake definitely use an instant lemon jello pudding mix. If you want a more subtle lemon flavor you could use always use 2 lemon, 1 vanilla flavored pudding.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 435 kcal