Summer-time just makes me sooooo happy! Easy Caramel Cream Chocolate Poke Cake makes me sooooo happy too!
Happy-Happy! Joy-Joy! Thank you Ren & Stimpy! <—Do you remember?
This recipe is pretty simple. One yummy chocolate cake, caramel sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream and caramel sauce.
Oh. And you’ll need a refrigerator. Voila! Yay for summer! 😻
Poke cakes are wonderful for this time of season because they are refrigerated and they are refreshing to eat. I somewhat feel like a barbarian when I get around poke cakes. I get all territorial and basically shovel it into my mouth, looking pretty much like I said…A barbarian. A Poke Cake Barbarian at that! Ugh…
Well, it does sound a little better that I don’t use my hands to shovel it in with! I do have that going for me, at least.
I did something a little different this time. I made smaller poke holes (using a wooden skewer like you use for grilling kabobs, flat side poking into the cake, not the pointed side) instead of using the bottom of a wooden spoon, which makes larger holes. It saturated the cake even more by doing this. YUM!
Those heavenly caramel swirls on top! You can go as heavy or as light as you want when you pour that golden, caramel on top and make your swirly-doos!
This caramel soaked chocolate cake is so lush and delicious. The whipped cream topping gives it a lightness with swirls of infused caramel sauce heaven. It will literally melt in your mouth. It’ll have your tongue waggin’ for more! And ‘best part’ is, it’s super easy! Eating is right up there with ‘best part’.
Great summer treat after your dinner. Unless you eat dessert before dinner? Never!!!
- 1 box Chocolate Cake Mix with ingredients called out, baked, but still hot/warm.
- 1 can Caramel Sweetened Condensed Milk or Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 12 oz or 4 1/2 cups Whipped Cream Topping
- Caramel Sauce or Salted Caramel Sauce
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Bake cake as directed for 9x13 pan size. After transfering out of oven, poke holes all over cake with wooden skewer or by using handle of wooden spoon. Gradually pour the sweetened condensed milk all over to soak up in the holes in the cake.
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Place cake in fridge until cooled. Frost cake with whipped cream topping and then spoon caramel sauce on top of cake, then swirl around with butter knife for swirl effect.
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Serve and enjoy!
Now who can think of dinner when there is this delicious cake in the fridge? THIS WILL BE DINNER😁
I love the beautiful caramel swirls… looks amazing. Love it !!!Definitely saving for when summer decides to roll around here in South Africa!😃
LOL Ikr Ashika!! 🙂 Thank you so much!!
Looks so easy, yet delicious! I’ll take a slice. 🙂
Very easy and delicious for sure Teresa! Thank you!!
I love easy recipes and this looks like all kinds of deliciousness!! I love how you poked smaller holes for maximum saturation! Genius Kim!! Xoxo
Kelly,easy is the best! Poking smaller holes made a difference for sure. 🙂
I’m cracking up at the image of you as a poke cake barbarian :). This sounds like one AMAZING cake! I mean caramel and chocolate? So much yes!
UGH! Seriously that’s what I look like Kelsie! 🙂 I can’t help it though, I like my poke cakes! Have a wonderful day!!
That caramel swirl is perfection!! I seriously want this cake for breakfast 🙂
Thank you Sues! LOL…I don’t blame you a bit! I’m right there with you!! Have a great weekend!!
Love chocolate and caramel together!! And this cake is drenched in deliciousness!! Ooey gooey 🙂
Yes it is Deepika! Thank you so much!!!
That’s one of the most beautiful photos of cake I’ve ever seen!
Thank you so much Sue! 🙂
I so loved Ren & Stimpy haha!! Kim, I’m being 100% honest when I say I’m going to make this cake for my husband’s birthday. It would be a dream come true for him (and me). YUUUUUUM!!!!
Happy happy joy joy!!
Yay! I hope you love it! 🙂 Happy Happy Joy Joy and it’s Friday!!! Happy Birthday Husband of Katherine! *Cheers!*
Those caramel swirls looks A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! Can this cake get any easier? The sweetened condensed milk soaked chocolate cake……drooling here!!!
Caramel swirls rock! I totally agree, thank you Maria!!
Oh dear: just about to become a barbarian myself 🙂 Thank you so much !
LOL @2pots2cook! Good! You can be my barbarian (partner) in crime! 😀