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Pina Colada Poke Cake

on July 5, 2012

A few weeks ago I made a Banana Pudding Poke Cake from Brandie over at The Country Cook. Mr. Picky-eater had never even heard of a poke cake at the time. Since, I have made 2. He loves them. At the grocery, I was standing in the cake and pudding mix aisle trying to decide what dessert to make for 4th of July that would be cool and refreshing. Cake mixes were on sale so I was going to stock up anyway when I ran across a pineapple cake mix. I picked one up in the many I purchased because I love pineapple. I moved on down the aisle to the pudding mix. I was going over each box looking for strawberry crème – which is hard to find here – and I saw coconut crème pudding. I picked up 2 boxes thinking I could fix something with the sweetened coconut I had at home. Then, I had an idea: I’ll make a pina colada poke cake! Pineapple cake, coconut crème pudding, and cool whip sounded great! I was sure someone had thought of it before, but I had never seen a recipe so I felt pretty good that it was my idea. It turned out wonderful……

Pina Colada Poke Cake

Here are the ingredients you will need:

1 Pineapple Cake Mix

2 boxes of Jello coconut crème pudding

Milk

Cool Whip

Shredded Coconut

Directions

Prepare the cake as you normally would and let it cool for an hour or so:

Poke holes all through it:

Mix up the 2 boxes of pudding as directed:

Spread over cake:

Put toothpicks in cake, cover with Saran Wrap, and place in refrigerator for a few hours until it sets:

Spread Cool Whip over cake:

Sprinkle sweetened coconut (toasted if you like) over top:

Enjoy!

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24 Responses to “Pina Colada Poke Cake”

  1. I am dying my friend, I LOVE this cake :D

    Cheers
    CCU

  2. quilt32 says:

    Sounds wonderful.
    Lillian
    lillianscupboard.wordpress.com

  3. OMG, in love with this cake. Seriously, coconut cream pudding + fresh coconut? I could eat it alone with a spoon. So good!! Hope you had a Happy Fourth, Kelli!

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  5. I always love a good ole’ poke cake! I brought a jello poke cake to my 6th grade party and everyone looked at me like I was crazy…who’s crazy now? lol =D

    Have a great weekend!
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  6. trkingmomoe says:

    Thank you for stopping by at my place. The pan I used was Nordicware and it is easy to clean. I never have trouble turning out the cake from the pan. It makes a simple box cake into something pretty with only a dusting of powder sugar.

  7. Charlotte says:

    I made the Banana Pudding Poke cake and my family loved it! Thanks so much. I can’t wait to try this one. New follower

  8. Dabbit says:

    Definitely my type of cake (not that I eat too many)… Thanks

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  10. Brandie says:

    Kelli – Congratulations! Your recipe had the most views at Weekend Potluck last week. Woo Hoo! http://www.thecountrycook.net/2012/07/weekend-potluck-26.html#

    • Woo Hoo! Can’t believe it! You have been so good to me………. I mentioned you in my recipe post last night on my blog! You are officially a part of my family now!

  11. sunflowersupperclub says:

    Congrats Kelli on having the recipe with the most clicks! This looks super yummy! We really appreciate you faithfully linking up. You’re awesome!!! Have a great weekend!

  12. WOW! Congratulations for having the most viewed recipe at the Weekend Potluck!! It’s a GREAT recipe – I can’t wait to try this!

  13. John Barrie says:

    This looks pretty fantastic. I didn’t even know there was pineapple cake mix. Will by trying this w/ toasted coconut soon.

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