Triple Chocolate Poke Cake

🧂 Ingredients

• FOR WHITE CAKE LAYER:
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ⅛ tsp salt
• 12 tbsp unsalted butter

  softened
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup milk
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• cooking spray
• CHOCOLATE PUDDING LAYER:
• 4 oz chocolate pudding
• CHOCOLATE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING LAYER:
• 16 oz cream cheese

  softened
• ½ cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder

  unsweetened
• 2 tbsp milk
• FOR CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM
• 8 oz whipped topping

  frozen
• 3 tbsp chocolate syrup
• ¾ cup chocolate chips
• FOR TOPPING
• extra chocolate chips

  optional
• white chocolate sauce

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 In a small bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (butter, egg whites, milk,
  vanilla extract) for the white cake layer. 
• 3 In a separate larger bowl, mix together the dry ingredients for the white cake
  layer (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt). 
• 4 Mix together the dry and wet ingredients to form the cake batter. Use an
  electric mixer to make this easier, if you have one.
• 5 Spray a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray.
• 6 Pour cake batter into baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a sharp knife
  inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• 7 Allow cake to cool until it can be safely handled.
• 8 Using the back of a spoon, or other utensil, poke cake all over to form holes. 
• 9 Spread the chocolate pudding on top of the cake, being sure to get the pudding
  down into the holes you just made.
• 10 Next, mix together the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix in the unsweetened
  chocolate and 2 tablespoons of milk. Beat by hand or with a mixer, until
  frosting consistency is formed. Spread evenly over the cake.
• 11 Mix the whipped topping with the chocolate syrup and chocolate chips. Spread
  this over the top of the cake.
• 12 Sprinkle extra chocolate chips over the chocolate poke cake for garnish. And top
  with a drizzle of white chocolate sauce if desired. 

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