Oreo Pudding Poke Cake, Courtesy of the Awesome Roomie

I’m living in a dorm this year, and I’m really glad I am.  I feel like I’ve made a lot of friends this way having late-night study sessions, movie marathons, and laundry parties!

  

Our laundry parties typically involve doing laundry (obviously), some studying (more or less depending on the day), and lots and lots of junk food!  For our most recent laundry party, my roomie decided she wanted to make an Oreo pudding poke cake.  I KNOW.  She had gone shopping before to buy all of the ingredients, and then came back to the dorm and announced that we were making this cake and having a laundry party.  Don’t you just love the spontaneity of college?

Here are the ingredients:

1 box chocolate cake mix 

Note: We used the Betty Crocker Butter Chocolate kind, but I’m sure any kind would do.

Eggs, water, and oil called for on the box. 

Note:  The cake mix she bought called for butter instead of oil, which is typical of cake mixes.  But we used margarine instead because that is what we had in our fridge.  We also used the egg product you find in a carton, because we didn’t want 9 eggs sitting in our fridge for the next week.

2 boxes Oreo instant pudding mix (NOT cook and serve)

4 cups milk (2 per box of pudding)

1 cup crushed Oreo cookies, optional

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 325° or 350°, depending on what the box's directions.  Grease the bottom of the pan with either cooking spray or a little butter.

Make the cake according to the directions on the box.  If you’re using butter, you’ll want to use an electric mixer to mix everything.  Luckily, there was a handheld mixer in our kitchenette.  If you use oil, you won’t need to use an electric mixer.  If you’re using butter and have no way of attaining an electric mixer, just cut the butter up really tiny and do your best mixing it all up.  College is all about being creative and experimenting, right?

 Kaitlyn the master chef pouring the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes, or until it is pulling away from the edges slightly and springs back when you touch it.  Another way to check is to stick a toothpick or knife in the center, and if it comes out clean, then you know it’s done!

When there are about 5 minutes left on the cake, make the pudding.  Mix the pudding mix and milk together and let it sit for a few minutes.  It will start to thicken slightly, but we don’t want it too thick because we’ll be pouring it over the cake.

When the cake is done baking, pull it out and poke holes in it using the rounded side of a knife or fork.  Don’t be shy!  The more holes, the more space the pudding can infiltrate the cake with its Oreo goodness. 

Pour the pudding over the warm cake, making sure to spread the love evenly making sure to cover the corners and edges.  For added deliciousness, you can sprinkle some crushed Oreos over the top.

This cake was a very welcome edition to our laundry party.  I personally think it tasted better the next day, but  you really can’t go wrong eating it at anytime of the day.  However, if you do have leftovers, make sure you store them in the fridge.

Dorm life for the win.