Chocolate Poke Cake

By Shelly J

Prep Time:

10m - 15m

Bake/Cook Time:

25m - 30m

Yield:

Serves 12

Need a dessert to feed a crowd? Chocolate Poke Cake is an easy dessert recipe for serious chocolate lovers. A simple box chocolate cake is drizzled with a sweetly satisfying mixture of chocolate and sweetened condensed milk. This semi-homemade cake is ideal when you are short on time, but not on appetite.

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Products Used

Confectioners Powdered Sugar Poly Bag

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

1 box (15.25 oz) chocolate cake mix, plus ingredients called for on the box (oil, water, eggs). Brands may vary.
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Frosting

3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup cocoa powder
3 cups Imperial Sugar Confectioners Powdered Sugar
3 tablespoons milk
Optional garnish, mini chocolate chips

Directions

For cake, preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside. Prepare cake according to package directions. Pour cake batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Place pan on a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
Using back of a wooden spoon poke holes evenly all over cake, about halfway down into cake. Set aside.
In a small saucepan or microwave-safe bowl melt chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk together until smooth and no lumps remain.
Pour melted chocolate mixture evenly on top of cake, making sure to get melted chocolate into holes.
For frosting, in bowl of your stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment mix butter, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar until combined and smooth. Add in milk, mixing on low to combine. Once combined, turn mixer up to medium and mix for 1 minute until creamy, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
Spread frosting evenly on top of cake and garnish with chocolate chips if desired.
Store airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Recipe developed for Imperial Sugar by Shelly Jaronsky @CookiesandCups.

Rate & Review

Mamabear6

Oct 27, 2023

This was So Good! I used coffee instead of water, and one extra egg (but I think it would still be good as is). I made this for an office birthday, and everyone raved about it! Def a keeper!!