Double Chocolate Poke Cake

    Happy National Chocolate Cake Day! One of my favorite days! Last year I made my decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake, it was so fudgy! This year I was a little less ambitious, I used a box cake mix. But, it's all good! I made a poke cake!! This Double Chocolate Poke Cake is a chocolate lover's dream!

Double Chocolate Poke Cake

Ingredients:

- 1 box of cake mix , plus instructed ingredients

               or

- your favorite chocolate cake recipe

- 1 box of chocolate pudding mix

- 2 cups of milk

- 2 cups of whipping cream

- 1/2 cup of sugar

- 1/3 cup of cocoa powder

    Bake cake as directed in a 9x13 baking dish. Let cool completely and use the end of a spoon to poke holes throughout. Whip together the milk and pudding mix as directed on the box. Pour the pudding over the cake and stick in the refrigerator. In a medium sized metal bowl with an electric mixer, beat together the whipping cream, sugar, and cocoa until just combined. Refrigerate the mixture in the bowl, with the mixing blades for about 15 minutes. Once chilled, remove from the refrigerator and whip for about 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Spread the cream over the cake, chill, and serve.