Creamy Lemon Poke Cake
- 1 (1 lb) box lemon cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water (for cake)
- 1/3 cup oil (for cake)
- 3 eggs (for cake)
- 16 ounces cream cheese, -softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/8 cup lemon juice
- 2 (4 ounce) boxes instant lemon pudding mix (or pie filling)
- 4 cups cold milk (for pudding)
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
- Bake cake according to box directions, using two 8 inch round pans.
- While cake is baking, whip together cream cheese, lemon juice and powdered sugar into creamy frosting.
- When cake is done baking, cool for ten minutes then spread approximately 1/3 frosting on top only of the first cake round.
- Place second cake round directly on top of first and poke appx. 10-15 holes down through cakes with round handle of wooden spoon, staying at least 1/2 inch away from edge of cake at 1-inch intervals.
- Make pudding as directed.
- Using a small funnel, immediately pour about 1/2 of the thin pudding into holes.
- Let remaining pudding mixture stand to thicken slightly.
- Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
- Spoon thickened pudding over top of cake, swirling with a toothpick to "frost" cake.
- Sprinkle grated lemon peel over top of cake to garnish.
- Refridgerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Store cake in refrigerator.
lemon cake mix, water, oil, eggs, cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon pudding, cold milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/creamy-lemon-poke-cake-140133 (may not work)