Decadent Chocolate Poke Cake
This Decadent Chocolate Poke Cake is rich, moist, and downright irresistible. It starts with a boxed cake mix, but the fudgy filling and creamy frosting make it taste completely homemade.
Equipment
- 9” x 13” baking tin
Ingredients
- 1 14oz / 397g can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 boxed chocolate cake mix plus ingredients required on the box
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted (170g)
- Additional chocolate for garnish
Frosting
- ¾ cup cocoa powder 65g
- 1 cup butter softened (225g)
- 2½ cups powdered sugar 300g
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup heavy cream 60ml
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF / 175ºC degrees and grease and line a 9” x 13” baking tin.
- Prepare the cake mix as per the packet instructions and bake as instructed until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Using the handle end of a wooden spoon, poke large holes all over the cake.
- Mix together the melted chocolate and condensed milk and pour all over the cake allowing it to flow into the holes.
To make the frosting:
- Beat together the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and salt then beat in the heavy cream. Add a little more cream if the mixture is too thick.
- Spread all over the cake with a spatula and then top with grated chocolate or chocolate curls.
