Black Forest Poke Cake

Enjoying a cozy fall weekend at home celebrating a birthday or heading to a potluck? This decadent and retro Black Forest Poke Cake recipe is the perfect way to evoke those summer memories of backyard BBQs and family reunions which were never complete without a poke cake! With a rich tender chocolate cake featuring HERSHEYS Cocoa its hollowedout holes are filled with sweet and tangy cherry filling then topped with a fluffy whipped topping. The heavenly chocolaty flavor and the tartness of the cherry filling will tantalize your tastebuds and have you and everyone! coming back for more.
Ingredients
1 13 cups
granulated sugar
1 14 cups
allpurpose flour
12 cup
HERSHEYS Cocoa
1 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
baking soda
12 tsp
salt
2
eggs
23 cup
milk
13 cup
vegetable oil
1 12 tsps
vanilla extract
23 cup
boiling water
Cherry Filling
1 can
cherry pie filling 21 oz
2 Tbsps
granulated sugar
1 Tbsp
lime juice
Sweetened Whipped Cream
1 12 cups
heavy cream
34 tsp
vanilla extract
12 cup
powdered sugar
Directions
Make Cherry Filling  Stir all ingredients together and refrigerate for a few hours to allow the flavors to blend.
2
Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2inch cake pan and set aside.
3
Stir sugar flour cocoa baking powder baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs milk oil and vanilla. Beat with mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
4
Stir in the boiling water the batter will be thin. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
5
Bake for 30 to 33 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
6
Using the end of a wooden spoon or a dowel rod poke holes in the cake. Ensure you dont poke all the way through the cake.
7
Spread the cherry filling over the cake pressing cherries in the holes.
8
Spread sweetened whipped cream directions below over the cherry filling.
9
Store leftovers in the refrigerator. Makes 12 servings.
Sweetened Whipped Cream Using a mixer on high speed beat the cream and vanilla in a medium bowl until it looks foamy. Gradually add powdered sugar beating until stiff peaks form.