Pina Colada Poke Cake
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
12 servings
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Calories
341 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Pina Colada Poke Cake
Description
The Pina Colada Poke Cake begins with a white cake batter that combines flour, sugar, and baking powder, folded with diced fresh pineapple and baked until cooked through. After baking, the cake is pierced with holes to soak up a mixture of coconut cream pudding, rum, and pina colada drink mix, infusing moisture and layered tropical flavors. A whipped topping finishes the dessert, lending creaminess and a light texture contrast to the dense, fruity cake. This dessert offers an interplay of moist fruit pockets and pudding-soaked areas, complemented by the smooth topping. The method of poking the cake and pouring in the pudding mixture ensures each bite carries some of the creamy coconut and rum notes. This dessert can be served chilled to enhance the refreshing textures and flavors, making it suitable as a summer or tropical-themed treat.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup pina colada drink mix
- ⅓ cup rum plus 2 tablespoons, divided
- 3 oz coconut cream pudding mix
- 2 whipped topping 8 ounce tub, thawed
FOR CAKE :
- 1 cup pineapple diced, fresh
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 12 tbsp butter unsalted, softened
- 4 egg white
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (butter, egg whites, milk, vanilla extract) for the white cake layer.
- In a separate larger bowl, mix together the dry ingredients for the white cake layer (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt).
- Mix together the dry and wet ingredients to form the cake batter. Use an electric mixer to make this easier, if you have one.
- Fold the fresh pineapples into the cake batter with a spatula.
- Spray a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray.
- Pour cake batter into baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool until it can be safely handled.
- Using the back of a spoon, or other utensil, poke cake all over to form holes.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the pudding mix with 1 cup of the Pina Colada drink mix and the rum.
- Pour over the cake and spread around to make sure it gets in the holes.
- Mix together one container whipped topping with the remaining ¼ cup of Pina Colada mix and 2 tablespoons rum.
- Spread this over the top of the cake and then top with remaining whipped cream.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour to chill.
- If desired, top with fresh pineapple to garnish. Serve!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 341 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 341kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 456mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 167mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 395IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 6.6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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