Strawberry Poke Cake

Strawberry poke cake is the easiest way to elevate a standard sheet cake. Tender vanilla cake gets infused with fresh strawberry sauce and finished off with a creamy whipped topping!

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

chill time30

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: strawberry cheesecake poke cake, strawberry poke cake, strawberry poke cake recipe, strawberry shortcake poke cake

Servings: people

Calories: 354kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the cake:

1 box white, yellow or any vanilla cake mix I use Duncan Hines Classic Yellow
water according to box instructions
vegetable oil according to box instructions
eggs according to box instructions

For the strawberry sauce:

3 cups fresh strawberries chopped
1/3 cup granulated sugar
juice from 1/2 a lemon
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the whipped topping:

1 block softened cream cheese (8 ounces)
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Start by baking the cake: You can use yellow, white or any other vanilla boxed cake mix for this recipe. Simply bake according to box instructions.
While the cake bakes, grab a medium saucepan and combine chopped strawberries with sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch and vanilla extract. Simmer the mixture over medium heat until it’s slightly thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Reserve 1 cup of the strawberry sauce for the whipped topping.
Let the cake cool for 5 minutes, then use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes 2 inches apart, going about ¾ of the way through the cake.
Use the back of a spoon to spread the strawberry sauce allover the warm cake. You’ll want to focus on making sure each hole gets a little bit of strawberry sauce.
Transfer the cake to the fridge for 30 minutes to chill. This lets the strawberry sauce set and preps the cake for adding the whipped topping.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add softened cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Whip until the mixture reaches stiff peaks. Lightly fold in the remaining strawberry sauce.
Dollop and spread the topping all over the chilled cake. This can be as messy or as neat as you like!

Notes

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