Best Strawberry Poke Cake
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Best Strawberry Poke Cake
Description
Best Strawberry Poke Cake is a baked white cake enhanced by soaking it with a silky strawberry white chocolate mixture. The cake batter is prepared using a boxed white cake mix and baked until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. After slight cooling, holes are poked evenly across the surface, allowing the filling to fully penetrate and flavor the cake deeply.
The strawberry white chocolate mixture is made by heating sweetened condensed milk with white chocolate chips until smooth, then stirring in strawberry gelatin dissolved in warm water. This blend has a creamy texture accented by the bright, fruity flavor of the strawberry gelatin. Pouring this over the cake and spreading evenly ensures every bite is moist and infused with strawberry and white chocolate notes.
This poke cake is further layered or served with strawberry pie filling and finished with whipped cream and fresh strawberry slices, offering a balance of creamy, fruity, and cake textures. It’s a popular dessert choice for gatherings or as a seasonal treat highlighting strawberries.
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz white cake mix plus ingredients to prepare the mix, box
Ingredients usually called for the cake mix:
- 3 egg white
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Strawberry White Chocolate Mixture:
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 cups white chocolate chips
- 1 package strawberry gelatin JELL-O brand, 3 oz
- 1/4 cup water warm
Other ingredients:
- 2 cans strawberry pie filling 21 oz each
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream full fat and cold
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10-15 strawberry sliced, fresh
Instructions
Prepare White Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease and sprinkle with flour a 9-x-13 inch cake pan.
- Prepare white cake mix according to box instructions. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes and using the bottom of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cake, 1 inch apart.
Strawberry White Chocolate Mixture:
- In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, combine white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Heat in the microwave until hot for about 1 minute, stir and heat for 30 seconds or more if needed. Stir until fully combined, smooth, and shiny.
- Stir in the strawberry gelatin and mix into the warm water. Make sure it dissolves, otherwise it will be gritty. Stir the strawberry mixture into the condensed milk mixture until fully combined and smooth.
- Pour the strawberry chocolate mixture all over the cake and using a spatula spread it evenly into the holes.
- Let the cake cool completely and refrigerate for about one hour.
Other layers:
- Top the cake with the strawberry pie filling if using.
Whipped Cream:
- In a large bowl, beat heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
- Using a spoon, scoop the whipped cream all over the cake and spread it with a spatula.
Garnish:
- Garnish the cake with sliced strawberries.
- Refrigerate the cake for at least 8 hours or better overnight before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 415 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 415kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 81mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 287mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 185mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 550IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 5.2mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 183mg | 18% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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