Easy Coconut Poke Cake Recipe
Indulge in this incredibly Easy Coconut Poke Cake, made super simple with your favorite boxed cake mix and a coconut cream cheese frosting before topping with even more coconut!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
1 box vanilla or coconut cake mix, prepared as per the box directions in a 9×12 cake pan
1 can sweetened condensed milk
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons softened butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 cup shredded coconut, for topping
Instructions
- Begin by preparing your boxed cake mix as per the package directions. Bake in a 9×12 cake pan.
- Using a chopstick or the back of a wooden spoon, poke evenly-spaced holes all over the entire cake, about every inch or so. Do this while the cake is still warm.
- Pour the entire can of sweetened condensed milk over the cake, being sure to fill each hole in the cake with the sweet milk.
- Allow the condensed milk to soak into the cake while you make the frosting.
- To a bowl, add the cream cheese, butter, and sugar. Beat with a hand mixer on low until most of the sugar has been worked into the cream cheese.
- Slowly add the heavy cream and whip until thickened. Add the coconut extract and beat until you see stiff peaks, but do not overmix beyond the stiff peak stage.
- Frost the top of the soaked cake with the frosting. Top the frosting with the shredded coconut to coat.
- Slice into squares and serve.
Notes
Instead of making your own frosting, use a favorite prepared frosting if desired.
Use a high-quality boxed cake mix for best results.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 of cake
- Calories: 395
- Sugar: 36.1g
- Sodium: 186mg
- Fat: 16.3g
- Saturated Fat: 10.5g
- Carbohydrates: 58.6g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Protein: 5.3g
- Cholesterol: 82g
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