Peppermint Patty Poke Cake

- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Serves:
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ingredients
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Cake
- 1 (18 1/2 ounce) box fudge cake mix
- 1 1⁄4 cups water
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
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Filling
- 1 (4 ounce) box instant white chocolate pudding and pie filling mix
- 2 cups skim milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract
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Frosting
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄3 cup whole milk
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract
directions
- Heat oven to 350º. Make cake as with water, eggs and oil as directed on package for 9 x 13 pan (approx. 30 minutes); cool 15 minutes.
- Poke top of warm cake every 1/4 inch with handle of wooden spoon. In Medium bowl, beat filling ingredients with wire whisk about 2 minutes.
- Immediately pour filling evenly into holes in cake. Cover loosely and refrigerate about 2 hours until chilled.
- Place sugar, butter and milk in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir until the mixture comes to a boil, 3-4 minutes. Still stirring, let the mixture boil until the sugar dissolves, 1 minute. Remove pan from heat.
- Stir in chocolate chips, and continue to stir until chocolate has melted. Cool 10 minutes. Stir in peppermint extract.
- Pour/spread frosting over cake top while still warm. (frosting will firm as it cools). Chill at leat 30 minutes and store in the refrigerator.
- Can be garnished with junior mint candies, crushed peppermint sticks, or mint chocolate chips.
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I made this for a pool party as a birthday cake for a friend. I was a little concerned as I made it because all of the pudding mixture didn’t go down into the cake. Quite a bit of the pudding stayed on top and I wasn’t sure if that was how it was supposed to be or how it would frost. Well, the frosting went on like a charm and the cake was a HUGE hit. Everyone loved it, including ME – and I don’t like mint! I got several requests for the recipe, and my friend who hosted the party kept some of the cake for later. I will definitely make this moist, delicious cake many times!
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I love anything with chocolate and mint, especially "Peppermint Patty" candy. This cake tastes just like the candy, so cool and refreshing, I could probably eat half of it right now. It's perfect for this time of year, summertime. And did I mention I'm a huge fan of "poke cakes", I've dedicated a whole cookbook to just those cakes. Thanks for a great recipe, will make again.
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