Coconut Poke Cake

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    16 servings

  • Calories

    658 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Coconut Poke Cake

Coconut Poke Cake is a cool creamy dessert full of sweet coconut flavor! Sheet cake soaked in cream of coconut with a whipped cream topping.

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Ingredients

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Butter Cake:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 14 ounces canned cream of coconut , this is different than Coconut Cream
  • 14 ounces canned sweetened condensed milk

Stabilized Whipped Cream:

  • 2 teaspoons unflavored Knox gelatin
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
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Instructions

Butter Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking pan with baking spray.
  2. To stand mixer, add butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
  3. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  4. Add in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla extract.
  5. Alternate adding in the milk and the flour mixture, until just combined.
  6. Spread into baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked through.
  7. Poke holes on the top of the cake using a fork, about 25 times all over the cake.
  8. Pour the cream of coconut and condensed milk over the holes.

Stabilized Whipped Cream:

  1. Add the gelatin to your cold water in a small bowl and mix. Let it sit, to bloom, for five minutes.
  2. In your stand mixer add the heavy cream and powdered sugar.
  3. After the gelatin has set, put it in your microwave for 5-10 seconds to melt the gelatin.
  4. With your paddle attachment for a minute to start building the peaks of the whipped cream and giving the gelatin time to cool a bit.
  5. Add in the gelatin and continue beating until you have soft-stiff peaks (where the tip of the peak will still fall but it otherwise holds the same shape).
  6. Pour the topping onto your cake.
  7. Spread over the cake and top with the shredded coconut.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 658kcal (33%) Carbohydrates 79g (26%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 36g (55%) Saturated Fat 25g (125%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 109mg (36%) Sodium 181mg (8%) Potassium 234mg (7%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 65g (130%) Vitamin A 933IU (19%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 138mg (14%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 658 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 658kcal 33%
Carbohydrates 79g 26%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 36g 55%
Saturated Fat 25g 125%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 0.5g 25%
Cholesterol 109mg 36%
Sodium 181mg 8%
Potassium 234mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 65g 130%
Vitamin A 933IU 19%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 138mg 14%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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