Apparently Poke Cake’s are the latest baking craze to come
over from the US! Who knew? And what exactly is a Poke Cake?
Well, a poke cake is essentially a sheet cake, baked, then with
holes poked in it. The cake is then smothered in a topping such as jelly
(jello), pudding or condensed milk for example. This topping sinks into the holes
and makes for a moist cake. You top the cake with some other topping such as
buttercream and it’s ready to devour.
Sound good? I’ve made one before actually, a couple of years
back. A strawberry orange sprinkles poke cake, which was a strawberry flavoured
sponge with sprinkles flecked through it. Then I poked the necessary holes and
filled the cake with orange flavour jelly. When the jelly had set I topped it
with a cream cheese frosting. It was almost like a trifle cake and was
gorgeous.
So, my next foray into poke cake making (as it’s now an
apparent craze?) is this chocolate butterscotch cake. I made a chocolate sheet
cake in a pan tweaking a gorgeous recipe from OMG Chocolate Desserts.
I used the end of a wooden spoon to poke the cake and then
used butterscotch Angel Delight as my filling. I used a couple of packs which called
for a total of 600ml of milk, but I only used 500ml to make the pudding
thicker.
Once this was poured over the cake, I fridged it (overnight
in my case, but a couple of hours is fine). To finish I made a chocolate cream
topping also inspired by OMG Chocolate Desserts and then finished it with
assorted chips I had. Luckily I had butterscotch chips leftover, chocolate
chips and swirly white and milk chocolate chips.
I actually took this to the latest meeting of the Dundee
Baking Club, which I am a co-host of. It went down very well I am pleased to
say.
The butterscotch pudding is soft and creamy and pairs well
with the moist chocolate cake. The creamy chocolate topping finished it off
perfectly and the chips add a bit of texture.
Why not join in the latest baking craze and start poking
your cakes?!
Chocolate Butterscotch Poke Cake
Chocolate cake with butterscotch flavour pudding and a chocolate cream topping
Ingredients
- 175 grams plain flour
- 100 grams unsweetened cocoa powder (divided)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 450 grams granulated sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 250 ml 0% fat plain Greek yoghurt
- 125 ml vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (divided)
- 250 ml water from a recently boiled kettle
- 2 packs of Butterscotch Angel Delight (or other brand)
- 500 ml milk (I used semi-skimmed)
- 500 ml double cream
- 70 grams icing sugar
- 50 grams chocolate chips
Instructions
Grease and flour a 9”x13” baking pan and preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan).In a large bowl, sift together the flour, 75 grams of the cocoa powder, bicarb, baking powder and salt. Stir in the granulated sugar.In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, yoghurt, vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla extract.Add these wet ingredients to the dry and mix until a batter forms. Pour in the water and slowly stir this in to achieve a wetter batter.Pour this into the baking pan and bake in the oven for 35 to 45 minutes. A toothpick will come out clean when inserted in the centre of the cake.Allow the cake to cool then with the end of a wooden spoon, poke holes over the cake. Don’t over do it as you still want the cake to hold together. (I made about 30 holes evenly spaced in my cake, see the pic).Make the pudding as directed on the packet using a sixth less milk than it tells you too.Pour this over the cake until all the holes are filled and the top is slightly covered. You may not need all of the pudding mix.Make the topping by beating the double cream until it thickens slightly then add the icing sugar and remaining cocoa and vanilla. Beat until it is thick and a spreadable consistency.You’re welcome :)
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield:1 x 9"x13" cake.
I do like the sounds of a poke! Especially with Angel Delight...
ReplyDeleteNow, now ;D
DeleteLooking at this again & drooling
ReplyDeleteThanks Jac - I loved it too!
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