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October 17, 2018
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I am so glad you love poke cake recipes as much as I do. A poke cake is a cake filled with pudding, jello, sweetened condensed milk or fruit and topped with whipped cream. If you love cake as much as I do, you have to try making a poke cake. These are traditionally served cold and perfect for potlucks and parties.

You must also be looking for a reliable poke cake recipes. I have over 30 poke cakes ranging from chocolate cake to vanilla cake recipes, and plenty of cake mix recipes as well. My favorite thing about poke cakes is that the flavor combinations are endless! So scroll down below for a complete list of my poke cake recipes, and if you aren’t sure what the heck a poke cake is, there’s some more information for you below!

If you love chocolate and you love Oreos, you will LOVE this Ultimate Oreo Poke Cake. The chocolate cake is loaded with Oreos, it's soaked in chocolate pudding and topped with an Oreo whipped cream.

What is a poke cake?

A poke cake is cake made traditionally in a 9×13 inch pan and once it’s baked, you take the end of a wooden spoon and poke holes all over the top of the cake. Then you fill the cake with a liquid such as sweetened condensed milk, pudding or jello. The poke cake is then topped with whipped topping and traditionally served cold.

If you’ve been looking for a poke cake recipe you can’t live without, look no further, I’ve rounded up 15 of the most irresistible poke cakes or you can scroll through my collections below.

How to make a poke cake?

Poke cakes can be made as a homemade recipe or from a boxed cake mix.  First you what bake the poke cake either according to the instructions on the box or from your homemade cake recipe.

Once the can is baked, use the end of a wooden spoon and poke hole all over the top of the cake.

Then, you pour your liquid filling over top of the hole. The most commonly used fillings are either pudding, jello or sweetened condensed milk. This is also known as a pudding poke cake.

If you’re using pudding or jello, whisk the mix together with the liquid and then pour it directly over the cake while it is still liquid. Typically you then need to refrigerate the cake for 5-10 minutes until the pudding is firm.

Then cover your poke cake with whipped cream. I love changing the flavors of my whipped cream, some of my favorite are hot chocolate whipped cream and cinnamon maple whipped cream.

Can I make my poke cake into cupcakes?

I often get asked if my poke cake recipes can be made in cupcakes. Personally I do not like to make them as poke cakes because the pudding often saturates the cupcake and a traditional cupcake liner is not meant to handle the liquid.

However, I do know people who have done it successfully. Instead I prefer to make cream pie cupcakes. Instead of filling the cupcake with liquid pudding, I fill it with a pudding that has set in the fridge and then I top it with whipped cream. The concept is similar but the method to prepare it is different.

Most Popular Poke Cake Recipes

These are the most popular poke cakes from Beyond Frosting, in no particular order

Sinful Triple Chocolate Poke Cake

Easy & mouthwatering, this is Sinful Triple Chocolate Poke Cake. The fudgy chocolate cake is filled with hot fudge & chocolate pudding. It’s topped with a chocolate whipped cream made with hot chocolate. This is a chocolate lovers dream.

 

Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

This Strawberry Cheesecake Poke cake is similar to a tres leches cake. The vanilla cake is filled with sweetened condensed milk and it’s topped with a fresh strawberry sauce and cream cheese whipped cream

Oreo Dirt Poke Cake

There’s no sharing this Oreo Dirt Cake! The chocolate cake is soaked in hot fudge and covered with a Chocolate Oreo Mousse also known as “dirt”. This was my favorite childhood snack!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Poke Cake

I am drooling over this Chocolate chip cookie poke cake! This chocolate cake has a chocolate chip cookie crust, it’s filled with chocolate pudding and topped with a chocolate chip cookie mousse.

Lemon Raspberry Poke Cake

This Lemon Raspberry Poke Cake is an easy lemon cake soaked in sweetened condensed milk, with a fresh raspberry sauce and topped with whipped cream.

Easy Homemade Chocolate Poke Cake

Two slices of chocolate cakes on white plates drizzled with hot fudge

Ultimate Oreo Poke Cake

If you love chocolate and you love Oreos, you will LOVE this Ultimate Oreo Poke Cake. The chocolate cake is loaded with Oreos, it's soaked in chocolate pudding and topped with an Oreo whipped cream.

Homemade Funfetti Poke Cake

A close up shot of a slice of funfetti cake topped with whipped cream and sprinkles

Mudslide Poke Cake

This Mudslide Poke Cake is loaded with Bailey’s and Kahlua and plenty of chocolate. It’s a dark chocolate cake soaked in a spiked chocolate ganache, Kahlua Chocolate Pudding and a spiked chocolate mousse on top.

Brownie Batter Poke Cake

Sinful Brownie Batter Poke Cake. This chocolate poke cake is soaked with dark chocolate pudding, and topped a brownie batter mousse and brownie batter glaze. It’s for true chocolate lovers.

Easy Banana Pudding Poke Cake

This Easy Banana Pudding Poke Cake trumps all previous poke cakes. This banana cake is filled with vanilla pudding and topped with bananas, Cool Whip and Nilla Wafers. It’s like a classic banana pudding on top of a cake!

Double Mint Chocolate Poke Cake

Black Forest Poke Cake

Mouth watering black forest poke cake. Dig in with a spoon.

Blueberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

 

Fall Themed Poke Cake Recipes

Caramel Apple Poke Cake

Pumpkin S’mores Poke Cake

Double Pumpkin Poke Cake

Pumpkin Spice Latte Poke Cake

 

Christmas Themed Poke Cake Recipes

Hot Chocolate Poke Cake

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Poke Cake

Ultimate Eggnog Poke Cake

Candy Cane Poke Cake

 

Even More Creative Poke Cake Recipes

Strawberry Milkshake Poke Cake

Slutty Brookie Poke Cake

Banana Split Poke Cake

Cherry Chocolate Chip Poke Cake 

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie Poke Cake

Hot Fudge Poke Cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake

Pina Colada Poke Cake

Lemon Coconut Poke Cake

Triple Coconut Poke Cake

Mocha Oreo Poke Cake

Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Poke Cake

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Poke Cake

Butterfinger Poke Cake

Coconut Lime Poke Cake

Strawberry Cake Batter Poke Cake

 

 

 

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