Chocolate Peppermint Poke-Cake

1 Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix & ingredients to make it.

Filling:

1 3.9 oz box chocolate pudding mix (original Betty Crocker recipe called for white chocolate pudding)

2 cups milk

1/2 tsp Peppermint extract

Frosting:

1 can Milk Chocolate Frosting

4 small peppermint patty candies chopped

optional: add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract to frosting. (I didn't do this)

Make the cake as directed on the box in 9 x 13 pan. Cool 15 minutes and then poke holes in it 1/2 inch apart with a wooden spoon.

Mix up the pudding, milk and peppermint and pour immediately over warm cake. (don't mix up the pudding too far ahead.)

Cool in the fridge at least 2 hours. Frost. Sprinkle with chopped peppermint patties. Store in fridge.