Boston Cream Poke Cake

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When I am in hurry and need to make a quick dessert for our summer bbqs, this Easy Boston Cream Poke Cake is perfect. The recipe is so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. SUPER simple.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake

My hubby is a huge fan of cream filled baked goods. He loves our Homemade Eclairs recipe best. Before we made the homemade eclairs, this super simple Boston Cream Poke Cake was his favorite dessert that I have made.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

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The recipe is so super simple but tastes out of this world amazing. The flavor combinations taste just like a high end Boston Cream cake.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Poke cakes are always a hit at our summer bbqs. I make our Oreo Poke Cake often but this is another one of my “go to” cake recipes when I am pressed for time.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

This cake is so simple because it uses a store bought cake mix, boxed pudding and store bought frosting. It’s so simple I can have my teens make it for me when needed.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

INGREDIENTS
1 box Yellow Cake Mix (plus box ingredients)
2 small boxes (3.4 oz) Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
4 cup Milk
1 container Chocolate Frosting

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

DIRECTIONS
Prepare cake in 13×9″ pan according to box directions.
Allow to cool until just slightly warm.
Use spoon handle to poke holes evenly across cake.
Combine milk and pudding mix and whisk until well blended.
Pour pudding over cake making sure it gets down into holes.
Refrigerate cake for several hours to allow pudding to settle and set up.
Open frosting container and remove foil seal.
Microwave for 15 seconds and stir. Repeat this until frosting is pourable.
Pour over pudding layer and spread with spatula to cover completely.
Refrigerate for at least several more hours.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

Do you have a favorite summer bbq dessert recipe that you like to make?

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

This cake is always one of the first desserts that everyone at our bbqs finishes off. Most everyone is always amazed at how simple the recipe is. I like to keep it refrigerated up until I serve it so the layers are perfect. If I am transporting, I will freeze it ahead of time so it stays chilled.

Boston Cream Poke Cake - so super simple and uses a boxed cake mix, pudding, and store bought frosting. Great for potlucks and summer bbq dessert.

4.25 from 4 votes

Boston Cream Poke Cake

Ingredients 

  • 1 box Yellow Cake Mix, plus box ingredients
  • 2 small boxes, 3.4 oz Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
  • 4 cup Milk
  • 1 container Chocolate Frosting

Instructions 

  • Prepare cake in 13x9" pan according to box directions.
  • Allow to cool until just slightly warm.
  • Use spoon handle to poke holes evenly across cake.
  • Combine milk and pudding mix and whisk until well blended.
  • Pour pudding over cake making sure it gets down into holes.
  • Refrigerate cake for several hours to allow pudding to settle and set up.
  • Open frosting container and remove foil seal.
  • Microwave for 15 seconds and stir. Repeat this until frosting is pourable.
  • Pour over pudding layer and spread with spatula to cover completely.
  • Refrigerate for at least several more hours.
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97 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    My entire family loves this cake. My granddaughters love to help make it so itโ€™s an easy, fun, family affair. And I have caught all of them eating the remnants the next morning.

  2. I love your recipes. Iโ€™ve tried many and they turned out well. I will continue subscribing. Thank you for sharing all that you have far!!

  3. Hi, My frosting stayed runny and never did set up with refrigeration. I did not think I microwaved it too much but perhaps that was the problem. Any idea why this happened> It made cutting it a mess. Thanks!

    1. 3 stars
      I had the same experience. The cake tasted good but was messy to serve and was less than attractive. I followed the directions exactly. I covered the cake when it was finished. I would love to know what happened.

  4. My family loved it. I had couple slice left from. 9 people eating.
    I did have to get it ready in an hour. So I did half of pudding and half of cream cheese for the filling and refrigerated for half an hour and it turns out delicious.
    Everyone was asking what the filing was. Another plus, we kinda not like too much sweet so I omitted the icing but shredded some lemon pell Instead for the top.

  5. Great Recip e. . Thanks, I used Pillsbury Sugar Free Yellow Cake mix, sugar free pudding and sugar free frosting and it was delish ! Thanks