Lively Lemon Pudding Poke Cake – This is a delicious and simple recipe to follow. Creamy pudding and moist lemony cake. How yummy! 

Everyone loves this cake. It’s always requested at family parties as one of the cakes for the dessert table. Great for pot luck dinners too. Using a cake mix makes for a really easy-peasy and fun recipe to make with the kids. Let them whisk up the pudding and spread on the whipped topping. Great for any time of year and any occasion. If you like lemons, you are sure to love this cake!

Lively Lemon Pudding Poke Cake

Yields: 16 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 package white cake mix plus ingredients on box
• 2 packages (4 serving size) of instant lemon pudding mix, plus milk as directed on box, you can use sugar free too
• 1 tub Cool Whip or non-dairy whipped topping 
• lemon zest, gives a bright lemon flavor to the topping
• lemon wedges for garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Spray 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray and set aside
3. Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package using the egg whites, water and oil.
4. With an electric or handheld mixer, mix ingredients for 2 minutes.
5. With a rubber spatula, make sure all ingredients are combined and pour into pan.
6. Bake as directed on package – try not to over bake.
7. Remove from oven and let it cool on wire rack for ten minutes.
8. Poke holes down through cake to bottom of pan with round handle of wooden spoon.
9. Prepare pudding as per directions on box with milk. Pour about half of the mixture evenly over warm cake and into holes.
10. Let remaining pudding mixture stand until slightly thickened. Spoon over top of cake and spread.
11. Place in fridge for 30 minutes.
12. Take out, spread whipped topping, garnish with lemon zest and wedge
13. Place in fridge for another 2 hours.

Enjoy the lemony deliciousness!

Here are two more yummy lemon dessert recipes to enjoy.

Lemon Glazed Cookies

Strawberry Lemon Dump Cake

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Lively Lemon Pudding Poke Cake

This is a delicious and simple recipe to follow. Creamy pudding and moist lemony cake. How yummy! 

Course Dessert, Lemon Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword lemon poke cake, lemon pudding cake, lemon pudding poke cake, poke cake

Servings 16

Author Pam

Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix plus ingredients on box
• 2 boxes packages (4 serving size) plus milk as directed on box, you can use regular or sugar free
• 1 tub Cool Whip or any frozen whipped topping, thawed
• lemon zest
• lemon wedges for garnish, optional

Instructions

1. 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees

   2.Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray and set aside

   3.Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package using the egg whites, water and oil.

   4.With an electric or handheld mixer, mix ingredients for 2 minutes.

   5.With a rubber spatula, make sure all ingredients are combined and pour into pan.

   6.Bake as directed on package – try not to over bake.

   7.Remove from oven and let it cool on wire rack for ten minutes.

   8.Poke holes down through cake to bottom of pan with round handle of wooden spoon.

   9.Prepare pudding as directed on box.

   10.Pour about half of the mixture evenly over warm cake and into holes.

   11.Let remaining pudding mixture stand until slightly thickened. Spoon over top of cake and spread.

   12.Place in fridge for 30 minutes.

   13.Take out, spread whipped topping, garnish with lemon zest and wedge

   14.Place in fridge for another 2 hours. Enjoy!

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