Lemon Poke cake

Can’t sleep?  Bake lol.  

A basic white cake mix and a box stove top lemon pudding make this cake delicious and refreshing.

Top with either cool whip for convenience or beaten heavy cream.  I added some sweetened coconut to half of cake.

****For extra added lemon flavor add 1/2 tsp.  lemon extract or juice to above topping. Mix with a large spoon to combine.

I had the white cake mix and it needed 5 egg whites so not to waste precious egg yolks I decided lemon pie filling had to be my choice today.

We both love lemon so this was a no brainer.

1-Betty Crocker box white cake mix prepared according to directions and baked.

****1- box lemon pie filling prepared or chocolate pudding would work too (stove top recipe)according to directions or

****Shortcut recipe for cooked pudding and use canned pie filling or instant pudding 

1-8 oz. Cool whip or

1- 1/2 pint whipping cream(beaten with 3T confectioners sugar, 1tsp. Vanilla).

Sweetened coconut optional

In a 9 “x 13”pan bake cake according to directions.

Once cake is baked remove from oven and using the bottom of a large whisk press down deep ( if you like a lot of lemon filling) to make indentations spacing every so often. ****Note cake must be hot so poke holes immediately when removed from oven.

Allow cake to cool. Top with prepared lemon pudding 

While cake is baking make lemon pie filling according to directions.

****Allow to cool to warm or refrigerate overnight and put  cake together the next day.

ENJOY!