It is crazy to think it is already June! I mean, seriously; where did the spring go? I think we must have been kissed by it and it melted right into the hot summers we are known for here in the south. One of the things I love about the summer are going on family picnics. My husband works super hard during the week, so I try to find ways to get him to relax on the weekends. Because Saturdays are usually spend running errands, we reserve Sunday as our family’s day of rest and relaxation. Because we have the Great Smoky Mountains in our backyard, I can make some of my fried chicken (grab the recipe from my post over at The Seaman’s Mom) and my famous Better Than Sex Triple Chocolate Poke Cake. I know what you are thinking, so no, but it comes awfully close!
I was actually given the recipe for the Better Than Sex Triple Chocolate Poke Cake from a dear friend I worked with years ago. Her name was Ella and she had a bevy of grandkids who called her Muz. As Ella and I were having lunch one day, she was told me that whenever they had a family get together, Ella would bring her Better Than Sex Triple Chocolate Poke Cake. She said she was serving it and one of the older grandkids whispered to another that the cake was good, but it wasn’t THAT good. Ella said she laughed until she had tears streaming down her cheeks! Needless to say, I could not wait to make and serve Ella’s Better Than Sex Triple Chocolate Poke Cake. What is funny, is I had a similar reaction from my younger sister! This Triple Chocolate Poke Cake is the perfect dessert for my Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups or Honey Garlic Chicken.
I must say, one of the keys to making the perfect Better Than Sex Triple Chocolate Poke Cake, is to have the right baking pan. I am a huge fan of the bakeware from Emile Henry, whose bakeware is made in France and offer a ten years guarantee. I recently received the Square Baking Dish, which is specially designed to fit in mini or microwave ovens. This is the perfect dish for baked dishes for four servings, making it perfect for our family of four. I have made my Better Than Sex Triple Chocolate Poke Cake, brownies, fruit cobblers and even casseroles in the Square Baking Dish, which sells for just $40. As with the other Emile Henry products, this square baking dish is of the highest quality of the Burgundy clay, which, combined with the Emile Henry HR® (High Resistance) production process, offers dishes which are resistant to chipping and differences in temperature. This means you are going to to have an evenly cooked dish every single time, in a pan that will last you for many years to come. I am excited to offer one of my USA readers a Square Baking Dish from Emile Henry ARV $40.
Better Than Sex Triple Chocolate Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Box Chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1 Box Hershey’s dark chocolate instant pudding mix (3.4 oz)
- 3 Large eggs
- 2 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 1 C Milk
- ½ C Vegetable oil
- ½ C Sour cream
- Topping
- 1 Jar Hot fudge sauce
- 1 box Hersey’s Dark Chocolate instant pudding mix (3.4 oz)
- 2 C Milk
- Whipped Cream:
- 2 C Whipped Topping
- 1 pouch of Hot chocolate mix (or cocoa powder)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine cake mix and dry pudding mix with eggs, vanilla extract, milk, vegetable oil and sour cream. Beat on medium speed until well combined.
- Bake cake in 9×13” for 20-22 minutes. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the middle of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, you cake is done. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- While the cake is still warm, take the end of a wooden spoon or another round object and poke holes all over the top of your cake.
- Heat the jar of hot fudge sauce in the microwave for about 30 seconds until you can stir it and thin it out. You may need an additional 30 seconds. Pour the entire jar of hot fudge sauce on the top of cake and allow it to absorb in the cake until cake is cooled. Let set until completely cooled.
- When the cake has cooled, prepare the pudding layer by mixing a package of instant dark chocolate pudding with 2 cups of cold milk. Before the pudding sets, pour it over the top of the cake and put the cake in the fridge to let the pudding set, about 15 minutes.
- Prepare the whipped cream. Put the bowl and whisk attachment in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to get them really cold (this step is optional, but a common practice I use.). In cold mixing bowl, pour in heavy whipping cream and beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes. Add hot chocolate mix and increase speed to medium high. Beat until stiff peak form.
- Spread whipped cream over the top of cake. You can top you cake with a chocolate drizzle and some crushed white and milk chocolate chips, or any of your favorite chocolate goodies.
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