Easy Red Velvet Poke Cake with Cream Cheese Filling & Cream Cheese Butttercream

July 25, 2014

This Red Velvet Poke Cake is like a moister, creamier version of the original Red Velvet. The cream cheese syrup filling sets this apart from all other Red Velvet Poke cakes. Topped with the best ever cream cheese buttercream, you can’t get much better than this.

1 red velvet cake mix, follow package directions
- Or - make your own red velvet cake from scratch

Cream Cheese Syrup – filling
8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
½ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon almond extract

Best Ever Cream Cheese Buttercream
1 cup butter, softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2½ teaspoons almond extract
4 to 4½ cups confectioners’ sugar

Red Velvet Cake To make this easy, use a prepared cake mix. Follow directions on the box using a 9x13. Bake and cool, poke holes using an end of a spatula or anything you would like to use to poke the...
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Nutritions

Calories
585

Sodium
631mg
26% DV

Fat
36g
55% DV

Protein
9g
18% DV

Carbs
53g
18% DV

Fiber
1g
5% DV