Chocolate Poke Cake
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Chocolate Poke Cake
Description
This recipe starts with a boxed devil’s food cake mix baked according to package directions. Once slightly cooled, the cake is poked evenly with a wooden spoon to allow a mixture of sweetened condensed milk and chocolate sauce to soak into the cake, creating moist, rich pockets throughout.
After refrigerating overnight to meld flavors and texture, the cake is topped with a whipped chocolate cream made by beating heavy cream, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Additional chocolate sauce is drizzled over the topping and finished with chopped chocolate for texture contrast.
The chilled cake offers a creamy, chocolatey experience with softness inside and a smooth whipped topping, suitable for dessert or celebrations.
Ingredients
- 1 devil’s food chocolate cake mix box
- egg oil, water, etc
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup chocolate sauce
- Ingredients for the topping
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- chocolate chopped for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make cake mix according to package directions and bake in a well-greased 9×13 pan according to package.
- Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes, then poke holes with a wooden spoon all over cake, about 1-inch apart.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk and 3/4 of the chocolate sauce over the top of the cake and allow it to seep into the holes that were poked into the cake.
- Cover and refrigerate the cake overnight.
- Place the heavy whipping cream, cocoa powder and powder sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for 4-5 minutes until stiff peaks form in the mixture and it holds it shape.
- Spread the chocolate topping over the cake. Drizzle the top with the remaining chocolate sauce. Then sprinkle with the chopped chocolate.
- Serve immediately and refrigerate leftovers.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 513 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 513kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 443mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 398mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 46g | 92% |
| Vitamin A | 673IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 191mg | 19% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.