Chocolate Poke and Pour Cake

February 17, 2014

Most Poke and Pour cakes use boxed cake mix, jello, or pudding. While I use jello from time to time, I don't like the taste or the ingredients found in commercial cake mixes and instant pudding. This recipe takes no more time than using boxed mixes and the taste is incomparable. The cake is incredibly moist with a dense chocolate taste. This is a one bowl cake batter which makes preparation easy.

Cake
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup(1 stick) butter melted
1 cup buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup boiling water

Glaze
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup(1 stick) butter, divided
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

Chocolate Shavings(from a good quality milk chocolate bar)for the cake garnish

Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 oblong baking pan with baking spray. In a large mixing bowl with and electric mixer on low, blend together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder. With the...
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Nutritions

Calories
700

Sodium
196mg
8% DV

Fat
46g
71% DV

Protein
5g
11% DV

Carbs
70g
23% DV

Fiber
4g
18% DV

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