I’ve been seeing these poke cake recipes all over the internet in the last couple of years. As much as I bake, you would think that I’ve surely baked one of them. Nope! This was my first poke cake ever. And it was a grand success.
The recipe comes from a new cookbook by my blogging friend Jamie Sherman (she writes the blog, Love Bakes Good Cakes). The book is called, The Poke Cake Cookbook: 75 Delicious Cake and Filling Combinations. All of the cakes are made in 13×9-inch pan, all of them are poked, and all of them have some sort of delicious filling that soaks into the holes of the cake. I should note that these recipes all begin with a boxed cake mix and are jazzed up from there. So if you’re not a fan of boxed cake mixes, this is probably not the book for you. But if you grab a box occasionally to make a quickie dessert, then this will be a fun book to have in your collection. Here are a few poke cake recipes from the book that caught my eye: Boston Cream Pie Poke Cake, Red Velvet Poke Cake, S’Mores Poke Cake, Reese Poke Cake, Death By Chocolate Poke Cake, Chocolate Mint Poke Cake, Cream of Coconut Poke Cake, Lemon Lover’s Poke Cake and Funfetti Poke Cake.
Above is a photo of the typical poke cake process. You start with a baked cake, poke holes with the round end of a wooden spoon, pour the filling over and let it seep into the holes, then top with frosting.
Here’s a peek at my brand new hand mixer from KitchenAid®. It’s BRIGHT PINK!!!! I love it. We’re staying in a rental home right now with a completely stocked kitchen. It has been a little challenging since I’m missing my regular kitchen things, but the worst thing was the old hand mixer. I turned it on to make cookies one day, and the speed of the mixer went from off to 100% in two seconds. Cookie dough everywhere! KitchenAid® to the rescue! Their base model hand mixer has 5 speeds, it feels comfortable and light in my hands, and it mixes like a dream. They offer other colors, but the bright pink makes me happy!!
Enough said.
This is a fun, spiced-up cake with vanilla pudding drizzled into the poked holes. Then it’s covered with a layer of spiced-up buttercream frosting. It’s the perfect sort of easy cake recipe to make for a fun celebration.
Here are a few more poke cake recipes you might enjoy:
Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake by Life, Love and Sugar Triple Coconut Poke Cake by Beyond Frosting Pina Colada Poke Cake by Crunchy, Creamy, Sweet
Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book for review purposes. KitchenAid® generously sent me a hand mixer to use in my kitchen.
