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Chocolate Poke Cake #Choctoberfest

October 5, 2015 by Mary Ellen 9 Comments

Chocolate Poke Cake

Chocolate Poke Cake

I decided today to make you a chocolate poke cake that isn’t made using a mix. It was so good! I made it for my friends birthday and I took it to her at work so she could share it with her friends. It’s also Choctoberfest 2015 and I can’t wait until you see all of the great chocolate recipes being shared this week! All of this week I am going to be sharing delicious chocolate recipes with you. I hope you are as excited as I am! Imperial Sugar is one of our sponsors this week. They sent us all 40 lbs. of sugar.

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One thing I don’t like about living in Florida is that the chocolate always gets this look to it in the summer. I think it is the wax they use to make the chips hold their shape. It tastes just fine.

Chocolate Poke Cake

If you’ve been looking for a chocolate poke cake made entirely from scratch this is it. Make sure you have a glass of milk because this cake with all of it’s chocolate flavor will have you running to the kitchen. I also gave an option to use whipped topping just in case you wanted a lighter calorie topping.

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Chocolate Poke Cake
Author: Mary Ellen
Recipe type: Cake, Dessert
Prep time:  20 mins
Cook time:  40 mins
Total time:  1 hour
Serves: Serves 12
 
Homemade scratch chocolate cake, chocolate condensed milk poke filling and a chocolate whipped cream with chocolate chips.
Ingredients
  • Chocolate Cake
  • 1¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups Imperial sugar
  • ¾ cup cocoa
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup brewed coffee (or 1 cup boiling water)
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Chocolate Filling
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup semi -sweet chocolate chips
  • Chocolate Whipped Cream Topping
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • Or
  • 1 carton Light Cool Whip
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 cup confectionery sugar
  • Top of cake
  • 1½ cup chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup hot fudge
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees or 325 for a glass pan. Spray a 9 x 12 pan with cooking spray.
  2. Mix together the eggs, coffee (water), vegetable oil and vanilla.
  3. In a separate bowl combine the sugar, cocoa, flour, baking soda and baking powder. Mix to combine. Add to the liquids and beat until combined. Mixture will be thin.
  4. Add to prepared 9 x 12 pan. Bake for about 40 minutes until a tester pulls out clean. Cool.
  5. Poke holes over the top of the cake.
  6. For the filling add the condensed milk to a mixing bowl. Heat for about 1 minute 30 seconds until hot. Add chocolate chips. Stir until they melt. If they don't melt all the way microwave another 30 seconds. Pour this filling over the cake and into the holes. Cool completely before adding whipped cream.
  7. For the whipped cream add the whipped cream to a bowl. Begin to whip the whipped cream and when it starts to thicken add the cocoa, confectioners sugar and vanilla. Whip until the cream is just past the soft peaks stage. Frost cake. Add hot fudge and chocolate chips. Refrigerate.
Notes
If you are using the cool whip as a topping I used light to reduce the fat. I mixed 1/4 cup of cocoa with 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar. I ran it thru the sifter to make sure there weren't any lumps. Next stir in about a tablespoon of the sugar mix. When it is incorporated add the remaining sugar mix.
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Chocolate Poke Cake

Mary Ellen

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Comments

  1. Tasha @thatssoyummy says

    October 5, 2015 at 11:29 am

    This chocolate poke cake looks sinfully delicious!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      October 5, 2015 at 2:11 pm

      It is!

      Reply
  2. Liz says

    October 5, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    I am thrilled to find a poke cake from scratch! It looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      October 5, 2015 at 3:22 pm

      Thanks Liz! I’m with you, mixes are great time savers but there’s nothing like a chocolate cake from scratch!

      Reply
  3. Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says

    October 5, 2015 at 3:58 pm

    I have never seen a poke cake like this. The poke cakes I grew up with were made with jello and topped with whipped cream. I am going to have to try this version. YUM!!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      October 5, 2015 at 5:27 pm

      That’s how we made them too. This changes things up a bit!

      Reply
  4. Linda @ 2 Cookin' Mamas says

    October 6, 2015 at 9:17 am

    I have to confess I have never made a poke cake but this one looks so yummy that I am going to have to give it a try. What could be better than chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate? And, being a coffee addict, I love the addition of coffee to the mix!

    Reply
  5. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    October 7, 2015 at 8:56 am

    Normally I am not into solid chocolate things, but that topping looks so good I don’t think I could resist.

    Reply
  6. linda | low carb yogurt says

    March 12, 2016 at 3:48 am

    Oh my goodness, this is a fabulous cake! I’m loving the hot chocolate whipped cream!
    Yummm
    Thanks Mary ;)

    Reply

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