You start with a box of yellow cake mix and prepare it according to the package instructions. Once it’s baked, you poke it all over with the handle end of a wooden spoon, making sure it’s thoroughly dotted with holes. If you haven’t made a poke cake before, this is what allows the filling to soak down into the cake and flavor every single bite, so poke well!
Our ‘custard’ relies on a quick mixture of instant vanilla pudding and milk and a little extra vanilla extract to up that vanilla flavor a bit. You pour it over the cake and let it hang out in the fridge to settle in while you go put your feet up. (The laundry can wait. Promise.)
Our chocolate glaze is a simple ganache made of chocolate chips and heavy cream that’s poured over the top before it – once again – goes into the fridge for a bit to set up. (Okay, there’s some waiting involved. But all good things are worth waiting for. Grab a book. The laundry can keep waiting.)
All that’s left to do is slice and serve and eat. And that’s the best part.
