Dessert for 12
Red Velvet Poke Cake
This red velvet cake bakes in a rectangular pan, fills with cheesecake pudding, chills, and gets a creamy topping.
Typical price
$1.86for 4 servings
$0.46 per serving$1.86 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 140 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 14 oz | $2.56Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 17 oz | $0.68Typical price |
| Ice cream and whipped topping$0.12/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.96Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.57 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourOlive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 box (13 1/4 oz) red velvet cake mix
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 3.4-ounce_ package cheesecake pudding mix
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 container (8 oz) cool whip
- 1 1/2 tbsp pink sprinkles
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
- Stir the cake mix, flour, oil, water, and yogurt until smooth.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Cool the cake for 25 minutes, then poke holes across its surface.
- Whisk the pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes, then pour it over the holes.
- Chill the cake for 60 minutes, spread the whipped topping over it, and add the sprinkles.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
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