I love poke cakes! It’s a great way to add a whole other level of flavor to a cake.
For this poke cake I used sugar-free butterscotch pudding. If you don’t like butterscotch you could do chocolate or any other flavor of sugar-free pudding.
I also love this Strawberry Poke Cake. It’s one of my favorite desserts in the summer. That cake is made using sugar-free strawberry jello.
You could also make that cake using any other flavor of sugar-free jello.
The toughest part of making a poke cake is you have to let it chill in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. But it is so worth it!!
For the cake I used sugar-free Pillsbury classic yellow cake. I didn’t use any oil or eggs to make it, I used 12 oz. of diet root beer. I have made cakes in the past using diet Sprite, but I didn’t want any of the lemon/lime flavor in the cake batter.
Originally I was going to use diet cream soda instead of root beer, but I couldn’t find any. So I went with diet root beer.
I used a hand held mixer to combine the cake mix and diet root beer. I beat it on medium speed for 2 minutes.
I baked the cake and let it cool. Then it was time to poke the holes. I used the handle part of a wooden spoon to make the holes.
The more holes you have the better the cake will be. All of the butterscotch pudding will sink down into those holes.
I used 2 cups of skim milk to mix with the butterscotch pudding, then poured it right over the cake. I used a rubber spatula to spread it evenly over the cake and to make sure the pudding got into the holes.
I covered the cake with saran wrap and put it in the fridge for 2 hours.
I used 8 oz. of fat-free Cool Whip for the frosting. I also bought sugar-free Werther’s caramel coffee hard candy. Five of the candies is only one point. I put the candy in a zip up bag and smashed them into little pieces, then I sprinkled the candy over the cake.
The candy is optional, but it gave the cake such a fun crunchy element. Plus it’s only one point!
Yield: 18 servings (3 points per serving for blue, green and purple)
- 1 box Pillsbury sugar-free classic yellow cake mix
- 12 oz. diet root beer
- 1 (1 oz.) box sugar-free instant butterscotch pudding
- 2 cups skim milk
- 5 Werther’s sugar-free caramel coffee hard candies
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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Add the cake mix and diet root beer to a large mixing bowl. Mix together using a hand held mixer on medium for 2 minutes.
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Add the cake batter to a 9×13 baking pan and bake according to the directions on the box, then let the cake cool.
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Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke 40-50 holes in the cake.
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Mix together the pudding and skim milk according to the directions on the box, then spread the pudding over the cake. Use a rubber spatula to smooth it out and make sure the pudding gets into the holes.
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Cover the cake and refrigerate for two hours.
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Put the Werther’s candy in a zip up bag. Use a rolling pin or meat mallet to break the candy into tiny pieces.
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Add the Cool Whip to the top of the cake and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle the candy pieces on top.
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cindy andrew
March 27, 2019 at 3:47 pmIf you use Fat free Reddi Wip it is zero points. How many points did you add in to this recipe for Cool Whip?
Lauren
April 25, 2019 at 9:12 pmWhere do you find sugar free cake mixes?