17 Poke Cakes That Are So Delicious, They’re Life-Changing
So, what's a poke cake?
True to its name, it's a cake that you poke holes in after baking. The holes are then filled with a liquid or filling — like condensed milk, pureed fruit, chocolate cream, or pudding — to infuse extra flavor into every bite. Here are our favorite ways to make one.
1.Blueberry Lemon Poke Cake
2.Chocolate Pretzel Poke Cake
Don't bother me! I'm eating this chocolate pretzel poke cake for the rest of my life.
Recipe: Chocolate Pretzel Poke Cake
3.Cinnamon Carrot Poke Cake
Made from scratch and infused with a buttermilk glaze.
Recipe: Cinnamon Carrot Poke Cake
4.Berry Cheesecake Poke "Box" Cake
5.Red Velvet Poke Cake
Perfect for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, or TBH, any day that ends in Y.
Recipe: Red Velvet Poke Cake
6.Chocolate Peanut Butter Poke Cake
7.Tres Leches Poke Cake
If a cinnamon cake soaked in three different kinds of milk and layered with pillowy whipped cream sounds like the world's greatest thing, then you're in luck.
Recipe: Tres Leches Poke Cake
8.Cookies and Cream Poke Cake
9.Triple Berry Almond Poke Cake
10.Peanut Butter Banana Poke Cake
11.Cannoli Poke Cake
12.Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake
This cinnamon roll poke cake is so delicious, it's going to make you smile. Plus, it's super easy to make. Score!
Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake
13.Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake
14.Tiramisu Poke Cake
The secret ingredient? Kahlua.
Recipe: Tiramisu Poke Cake
15.Guinness Chocolate Poke Cake
Cheers! 🍺
Recipe: Guinness Chocolate Poke Cake
16.Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake
17.Worms and Dirt Poke Box Cake
Get down and dirty with this "worms and dirt" poke cake.
Recipe: Worms and Dirt Poke Box Cake
This article contains content previously curated by Tania Safi, Nick Guillory, Bry Duca, Hannah Williams, Alison Roman, Merle O'Neal, Matthew Francis Johnson, and Melissa Jameson. It was compiled by Lavanya Narayanan.
