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Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

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This easy Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake topped with fresh strawberries and blueberries will make you the star of the picnic when you show up carrying it.

This easy strawberry cake is topped with a cheesecake mousse frosting and fresh berries.

Ok, so a dessert topped with strawberries and blueberries this week is totally not original.  This week as I was surfing Pinterest or Facebook, I saw so many delicious fruit topped recipes.  Today I am jumping on that bandwagon with a cake topped with none other then strawberries and blueberries.   

This easy strawberry cake is topped with a cheesecake mousse frosting and fresh berries.

By now you know that I am slightly obsessed with poke cakes.  It started with this Chocolate Coconut Cake and has been going strong with the Orange Creamsicle Poke Cake.   Every time I post a poke cake recipe, I get emails and comments asking what exactly is a “poke” cake.

It’s exactly like it sounds.

You bake the cake and then poke the heck out of it with a fork or the end of a wooden spoon.   Nothing complicated about it at all.  After you have a cake full of holes, you drizzle it with sweetened condensed milk and top it with Cool Whip.  Easy peasy right?

This easy strawberry cake is topped with a cheesecake mousse frosting and fresh berries.

If you want to get a little bit crazy with the cake, you can add extra ingredients to the sweetened condensed milk and Cool Whip.  This particular cake gets an extra shot of strawberry from the strawberry ice cream topping in the milk.  The topping also has pudding and cream cheese folded into the Cool Whip.  It is seriously so delicious!

My oldest son is my best judge of desserts.  He inhaled a piece of this in record time and declared it the best poke cake yet.  I would have to agree with him too.  So take our word for it and make one for your family this week.  I think they will love it just as much as we did.

This easy strawberry cake is topped with a cheesecake mousse frosting and fresh berries.

 

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Yield: 24 pieces of cake

Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

Layers of strawberry cake, cheesecake pudding mousse, and fresh berries make this cake disappear in a hurry at any party or picnic.

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 strawberry cake mix
  • 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 - 11.75 ounce jar strawberry ice cream topping
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 - 3.3 ounce box instant cheesecake pudding
  • 1 - 8 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed
  • fresh strawberries and blueberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
  2. Mix the strawberry cake according to the back of the package. Bake for about 28 minutes.
  3. Cool for 3-4 minutes and then poke the top of the cake with the end of a wooden spoon handle, creating a grid of holes over the entire top.
  4. Mix together the sweetened condensed milk and the strawberry ice cream topping. Spoon all of the milk slowly over the top of the cake.
  5. Use the back of a spoon to move the mixture back and forth so it seeps into the holes made from the fork or spoon. Let cool completely.
  6. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and yogurt until creamy. Mix together the pudding mix and milk. Add to the cream cheese and beat again.
  7. Fold in 2 cups Cool Whip gently using a spatula to turn the mixture over and over until incorporated. Spread over the top of the cooled cake. Keep refrigerated until serving. Top with fresh berries, if desired.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 179 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 21mg Sodium: 77mg Carbohydrates: 23g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 18g Protein: 4g
© Jocelyn @ Inside BruCrew Life
Cuisine: American / Category: Cakes & Cupcakes

This easy strawberry cake is topped with a cheesecake mousse frosting and fresh berries.

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Comments

  2. Holly says

    Great minds think alike!! Joce, I JUST made us a Strawberry cake on Sunday for our anniversary! Posting it tomorrow! lol Yours looks SO GOOD!!

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  4. Mary. says

    This the prettiest of poke cakes, to take to a picnic! Sine it’s “national ice cream month” can you, or dorothy (crazy for crust) or whoever, re-post those “26 ice cream recipes” again?

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  7. Nancy says

    Beautiful and absolutely delicious-looking! Do you remember the lemon poke cake you used to eat growing up?

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  14. Sarah says

    OK, what did I do wrong: I only got about half the condensed milk mixture to seep into the cake….? :/ Is there any way I can get the other half to absorb at this point?

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    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      This particular one won’t absorb all the way because the strawberry topping makes it thicker. It will still be absolutely delicious though. I let it sit overnight before adding the Cool Whip topping. Can you do that? Also, bigger holes seems to help with this one…you can use the end of a wooden spoon next time.

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      • Sarah says

        So it’s ok to put the cool whip on top of a layer of the condensed milk mix? Whew! :o) I poked about a million holes with a fork because I don’t have a wooden spoon, but I guess I shall pick one up for future poke cakes :o)

        Thanks for the response!

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        • Jocelyn Brubaker says

          How long did you let the cake sit with the condensed milk? It will thicken and soak in more if you have time. Mine did have a little layer of milk even after sitting in the refrigerator all night.

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          • Sarah says

            It’s sat for about an hour with half the mixture on it…and I just added the rest about twenty minutes ago after poking more holes with a fork.

          • Jocelyn Brubaker says

            I poured all of it on slowly after it came out of the oven, then I let it cool completely before putting it in my fridge overnight. I added the Cool Whip topping the next morning. You could use a straw to make bigger holes for the mixture to get down into the cake if you want. I used a fork too though.

          • Sarah says

            Poked more holes with a straw this morning, after letting it sit all night, and more was able to seep in, I think. It sure does look delicious so I’m sure it’ll be a hit today! :o)

    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      Sorry about that…I fixed the recipe to show the size. You will want to use the 3.3 ounce box. It is the small box of pudding that makes 4 servings. I hope you enjoy the cake!

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  20. Phyllis says

    I like poke cakes and this looks really good so I am going to make for this 4th. I use a chopstick to poke my holes because it is not as big as handle of wooden spoon and is bigger than fork.

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  22. Gee says

    I would like to know what size cake mix, as I am not a baker. (Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake). I look forward to your response. \
    Thanks….
    Gee

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    • Jocelyn says

      I usually buy the Pillsbury cake mixes. They usually run about 15.25 ounces. But honestly, with a poke cake it doesn’t matter because you are just baking it by following the box direction, then adding the toppings.

      Reply

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