Chocolate Poke Cake

By srumbel

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.
from chengand3kids.blogspot.com

Ingredients

• 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

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
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.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Immediately poke deep holes in cake at 1-inch intervals, using round handle of wooden spoon.
Prepare pudding as directed on package. Pour it onto the cake, making sure the pudding gets into the holes. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
Spread Cool Whip onto the cake. Sprinkle chocolate shavings on top. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Serve and enjoy!