This super easy, caramel soaked Caramel Cream Chocolate Poke Cake recipe is so lush and delicious! Plus, the whipped cream topping on top gives it a lightness with swirls of infused caramel sauce heaven. It will literally melt in your mouth and who doesn't love chocolate and caramel together?
It'll have your tongue waggin' for more! And 'best part' is, it's so easy with using 4 main ingredients! More Poke cake love? You'll love this Pumpkin Butter Pecan Poke Cake, this Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake and this Red Velvet Cream Cheese Poke Cake too!
Why I Love this Caramel Cream Chocolate Poke Cake Recipe!
- Ok, I love that this recipe is pretty simple to make and assemble! You will too!
- We used one yummy doctored up boxed chocolate cake with caramel sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream and your favorite caramel sauce. That's it!
- Oh...And you'll need a refrigerator. Poke cakes are wonderful for this time of season because they are refrigerated and they are refreshing to eat.
- Rich, light and full of caramel and chocolate flavor!! Definitely a delicious caramel and chocolate dessert recipe everyone will love!
Why Poke Cakes Are So Delish!
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.
Poke cakes are so much fun! They are a fool-proof way to make an ultra-moist cake by poking holes in it so that you can put pudding or a sauce/sweetened condensed milk into the cake to make it super flavorful and lush.
Well, 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 evenly by doing this. YUM!
Those heavenly caramel swirls on top are glorious! 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, no one will resist the temptation!
Are you ready to dive in and bake up something sweet everyone will love? Let's get to making this Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake!
Ingredients You Need
Easy Caramel Cream Chocolate Poke Cake Recipe
- 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 ½ cups Whipped Cream Topping
- Caramel Sauc
e or Salted Caramel Sauce
How to Make Caramel Cream Chocolate Poke Cake
- Bake cake as directed for 9x13 pan size. After transferring 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.
- 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.
- Serve and enjoy!
Great summer chocolate and caramel cake treat after your dinner, BBQ's and family get-togethers. Unless you eat dessert before dinner? Never!!! Except this easy poke cake recipe may change that!
For More Poke Cake Fun
- Very Cherry Cheesecake Poke Cake
- Sinful Triple Chocolate Fudge Poke Cake
- Whipped Chocolate Coca Cola Poke Cake
- Easy Boston Cream Poke Cake
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Easy Caramel Cream Chocolate Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 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 ½ cups Whipped Cream Topping
- Caramel Sauce or Salted Caramel Sauce
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve and enjoy!
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ChocolaTess says
Thank you Liz! Who can resist caramel and chocolate anyways? 🙂
Liz says
Oh, my! This is one heavenly dessert! Anytime chocolate and caramel are involved, I go weak in the knees!
ChocolaTess says
Caramel swirls rock! I totally agree, thank you Maria!!
ChocolaTess says
LOL @2pots2cook! Good! You can be my barbarian (partner) in crime! 😀
ChocolaTess says
Hi Judy, I would definitely put them in cupcake liners to hold in the condensed milk and when poking small holes in them and I wouldn't poke them all way to the bottom of the cupcakes. Yum! 😀
JUdy Atkinson says
Do you think you could make this recipe as cupcakes? thanks JJ
2pots2cook says
Oh dear: just about to become a barbarian myself 🙂 Thank you so much !
Maria @ kitchenathoskins says
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!!!
ChocolaTess says
Yay! I hope you love it! 🙂 Happy Happy Joy Joy and it's Friday!!! Happy Birthday Husband of Katherine! *Cheers!*
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
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!!
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much Sue! 🙂
sue | theviewfromgreatisland says
That's one of the most beautiful photos of cake I've ever seen!
ChocolaTess says
Yes it is Deepika! Thank you so much!!!
Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes says
Love chocolate and caramel together!! And this cake is drenched in deliciousness!! Ooey gooey 🙂
ChocolaTess says
Thank you Sues! LOL...I don't blame you a bit! I'm right there with you!! Have a great weekend!!
Sues says
That caramel swirl is perfection!! I seriously want this cake for breakfast 🙂
ChocolaTess says
UGH! Seriously that's what I look like Kelsie! 🙂 I can't help it though, I like my poke cakes! Have a wonderful day!!
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
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!
ChocolaTess says
Kelly,easy is the best! Poking smaller holes made a difference for sure. 🙂
ChocolaTess says
Very easy and delicious for sure Teresa! Thank you!!
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
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
teresa says
Looks so easy, yet delicious! I'll take a slice. 🙂
ChocolaTess says
LOL Ikr Ashika!! 🙂 Thank you so much!!
Ashika | Gardening Foodie says
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!?