Chocolate Poke Cake

A few months ago, I have not heard of - much less tasted - poke cakes before. But I have been seeing them all over the internet lately, so I finally decided to give it a try. And you know what? I'm sure glad I did, because I've just added this to my list of favorite treats. I adapted this from this recipe right here. I hope you like it!

CHOCOLATE POKE CAKE

1-3/4 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cups Hershey's Cocoa 

1 tsp. salt

1-3/4 cups sugar

1-1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 container (16 oz.) dairy sour cream

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2/3 cup butter/margarine, softened

2 eggs

2 pkg. (4-serving each size) Jell-O Cook & Serve Pudding

1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed

chocolate shavings

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2. Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa,  baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add butter , sour cream, vanilla and eggs. Beat on medium speed of mixer for 3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake 40-45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
4. Immediately poke deep holes in cake at 1-inch intervals, using round handle of wooden spoon.
5. Prepare pudding as directed on package. Pour it onto the cake, making sure the pudding gets into the holes. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
6. Spread Cool Whip onto the cake. Sprinkle chocolate shavings on top. Refrigerate 1 hour. 
7. Serve and enjoy!

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