It is so easy to make a box cake mix taste like a decadent dessert. This Strawberry Fudge Poke Cake is so delicious…you won’t want to stop after one piece.
Last year I made this Chocolate Coconut Cake. It was my first poke cake using sweetened condensed milk. The only poke cakes I had ever made before were with a pudding or jello mix. The sweetened condensed milk over the cake was absolutely delicious. Something about a cold gooey cake topped with Cool Whip just satisfies every dessert craving in me. Then I waited an entire year to make another one. What was I thinking?
A few weeks ago I made this Coconut Fudge Poke Cake, and I remembered why I loved this cake so much. It got me thinking of what other combos I could do with this cake. And really, the ideas are still coming. But this one stuck out in my mind and I had to go buy all the ingredients right away.
One thing that I love about this cake is how easy it is to make. Only 5 ingredients/packages!!! Ok, a few more because you also need eggs and oil to make the cake. All you need is a cake mix, sweetened condensed milk, a can of frosting, a can of pie filling, and Cool Whip. That’s it! I just love easy peasy desserts.
Hurry! Run to the nearest grocery store and buy these 5 items, so you can have Strawberry Fudge Poke Cake in your refrigerator too. I promise you are going to love it!!!
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Strawberry Fudge Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 dark Chocolate Fudge cake mix
- 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 container chocolate frosting
- 1 can strawberry pie filling
- 1 - 8 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
- Prepare the cake according to the box directions. Bake for 25-27 minutes. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, poke the cake with a fork all over. Make sure you cover the cake with holes.
- Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk slowly over the top of the hot cake. Make sure to fill all the holes. Let the cake sit on a cooling rack until cool.
- Remove the foil top of frosting. Place in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and spoon over cooled cake. Spread over the entire top. Refrigerate for a few hours or until chilled completely.
- Open the can of pie filling. Use a fork to break apart the strawberry chunks. Fold into the Cool Whip.
- Spread the strawberry Cool Whip over the top of the cake. Keep refrigerated.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 137 Total Fat: 6g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 10mg Sodium: 56mg Carbohydrates: 19g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 18g Protein: 2g
Here a few more ways we like to enjoy Strawberries.
Strawberry Cheesecake Brownies
Nici ~ Posed Perfection says
May 26, 2013 at 2:30 PMOh, my goodness, Jocelyn! This poke cake looks amazing. I’m drooling over all the other strawberry desserts too. Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Nici
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:39 PMThank you Nici!!
Vanessa says
May 26, 2013 at 3:12 PMDelish! There goes my diet! I’ve only made poke cake with jello before. I bet the sweetened condensed milk was good. I could eat that stuff by the spoonful. Yum
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:40 PMThanks!! It really is so much better this way than with the jello!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
May 26, 2013 at 4:41 PMHoly YUM. I just made my first poke cake this weekend! (besides a Jello gelatin, those I’ve done). This version looks sinfully delicious!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:41 PMWe are just always on the same page, aren’t we?!! 😉
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
May 26, 2013 at 6:41 PMThis sounds awesome! I’m quite excited for strawberry season 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:42 PMThank you!! I get excited for strawberry season too!
angie says
May 26, 2013 at 7:17 PMoh my never thought about making a chocolate poke cake yummy
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Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:43 PMYou should!! It was so incredibly good!
Happy Valley Chow says
May 26, 2013 at 7:20 PMWow that looks incredibly moist and delicious. Definitely a must try!
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:44 PMThank you!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
May 26, 2013 at 7:57 PMMmmm! Strawberry Poke Cake. YUM!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:45 PMThanks! 🙂
Tieghan says
May 26, 2013 at 9:10 PMThat cake looks so moist and the fudge on top is calling my name! YUM!
Love this!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:46 PMThanks Tieghan! Funny how chocolate calls out to us, isn’t it?! 😉
Meg @ Sweet Twist says
May 26, 2013 at 9:20 PMI love this combo! Delicious!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:47 PMThanks Meg!Thanks Meg!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:48 PMHaha, oops! I meant to only write that once!
Deborah says
May 26, 2013 at 10:45 PMI really love poke cakes, but this one is totally calling my name!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:50 PMYou should totally make it! I promise you won’t be sad that you did!! 😉
Gloria @ Simply Gloria says
May 26, 2013 at 10:59 PMThis is an amazing poke cake. We always made them growing up…I haven’t made one in years! Looks like I’ll be making this one very soon!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:51 PMThank you so much!! Let me know what you think of it if you make one!
Donna Bredeken says
May 13, 2014 at 9:07 PMI saw many posts about how good this Strawberry Fudge Poke cake WOULD be if one were to make it, but no one said they actually made it! Well, I made it this weekend for our Mother’s Day gathering. I will say that it was delicious and moist!! Fabulous! The only comment I would make is that melting the chocolate frosting beforehand made it kind of…slippery when you put the cool whip/strawberry topping on! Even after being refrigerated, the cool whip layer slid right off of the chocolate frosting layer, when the pieces were cut. Still tasted great though! 🙂
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
May 27, 2013 at 7:13 AMThe related recipes are just as much fun as the main one! Thanks for the recaps.
And that cake is sooooo moist. I can literally see it in the pics! Perfect!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:52 PMThanks Averie!! And you are so very welcome 😉
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says
May 27, 2013 at 8:27 AMMmmmm….this cake sounds awesome! Pinning this one!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:53 PMThanks so much Holly!!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
May 27, 2013 at 4:20 PMThis just has to be the best poke cake I’ve ever seen Jocelyn! I love love love chocolate and strawberries together. My weakness. 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:54 PMAww thank you so much Sally!! It’s one of my many weakness’ too!!
Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff says
May 27, 2013 at 7:14 PMI always appreciate a poke cake 😉 Thank you!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:55 PMYou’re welcome Brenda!!
Tanya Schroeder says
May 27, 2013 at 8:16 PMAmen for 5 ingredients!!! I’m really loving that layer of fudge! What a heavenly combination Jocelyn!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 9:56 PMThanks so much Tanya!! Chocolate and strawberries really are a perfect match! 😉
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
May 27, 2013 at 10:23 PMLove how easy this recipe looks and how delicious!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 27, 2013 at 11:02 PMThanks Trish!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
May 28, 2013 at 12:11 AMWow. I hate sounding generic but man, that looks REALLY good!! Kinda sorta speechless at the moment 🙂 love the idea of doing a double-frosting, if you will. And mixing pie filling into Cool Whip is positively brilliant!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 28, 2013 at 12:33 AMI completely understand the speechlessness! I was kind of in awe when I cut into this cake too!!! Double frosting is definitely the way to go. I mean why stop with one now? Right?
[email protected] says
May 28, 2013 at 12:06 PMThis is the best looking poke cake I’ve seen! Love that thick fudge layer!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
May 28, 2013 at 3:54 PMThis cake looks super moist. There’s no way I could stop after just on piece. Enjoy the beach!
carrian says
May 29, 2013 at 12:45 AMMmmmmm, I like it!!
Lina says
May 29, 2013 at 10:37 AMThis may be a silly question but the cal is warm when you put the team s.c. milk and fudge frosting on it right? I have never made a poke cake (even a hello one) before so I just want to make sure I make this right for my anniversary tonight. Thanks so much!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
May 29, 2013 at 9:37 PMYou will put the sweetened condensed milk on while the cake is hot! You want to wait to put the frosting and Cool Whip on after the cake has cooled. I hope you enjoy it. Happy Anniversary!
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says
May 29, 2013 at 3:44 PMIt’s like chocolate covered strawberries transformed into decadent cake! *drools embarrasingly*
Jocelyn this is AWESOMEEEEE. 😀
Jocelyn Brubaker says
June 8, 2013 at 10:26 PMYes it is!! Thank you so much!! 😉
Emily says
June 3, 2013 at 1:01 AMyum! I just made a strawberry tart, love those strawberry desserts… that poke cake look amazing!!! I hope you are planning to link it up to tasteful tuesdays this week! Emily @ Nap-Time Creations
Jocelyn Brubaker says
June 8, 2013 at 10:27 PMThanks!! I love strawberry desserts too!
Jayne says
December 2, 2013 at 12:05 PMJust curious why condense milk wouldn’t it be too sweet ?
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 2, 2013 at 12:57 PMThis is a very sweet cake, but oh so delicious!!! So, yes, the sweetened condensed milk is a must!!!
shelleen oberender says
February 18, 2014 at 8:47 PMI cant find strawberry pie filling and everyone I have talked to has not heard of it. Its chilling in the fridge now, had to make it, I got some fresh and sweetened frozen and mixed them together, it has just got to be great, thanks for the recipe
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 18, 2014 at 8:53 PMI have found the strawberry pie filling at Walmart and our local Kroger grocery store. You can make your own homemade strawberry pie filling with the fresh and frozen strawberries using this recipe https://insidebrucrewlife.com/2012/05/strawberry-coconut-cheesecake-brownies/ I hope you enjoy the cake! It’s a good one!
Betsy @JavaCupcake says
March 11, 2014 at 8:20 AMI think this is one of my favorite food flavor combos….. YUM!
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me says
March 11, 2014 at 8:38 AMI am such a sucker for desserts with Cool Whip. Love this chocolatey strawberry cake!