The sweetness of fresh strawberries and a homemade cream topping make this Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake a great dessert for any weeknight or party.
Summertime in the South is usually filled with two things humidity and potlucks. Wether we are kicking off the summer on Memorial Day weekend, gathering for a family reunion, or celebrating the Forth of July every cook needs a great dessert like this Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake for summertime gatherings.
A friend gave me two quarts of fresh strawberries today. I knew the second I saw them I had to make this Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake.
Y’all this cake is so good you’ll have dreams about it, at least I did. In fact as I’m typing this post I’m thinking about going to the farmer’s market this week to get more strawberries to make this cake again.
Poke cakes are really easy to make. In fact they are so easy they’re almost foolproof. This cake begins with a vanilla box cake mix. Prepare the cake according to package directions. Then once you’ve baked the cake you simply take a wooden spoon and poke small holes all over it.
After you’ve poked the holes in the coke pour a cup of strawberry ice cream topping over the top and spread it around making sure the syrup goes into the holes. Then pop the cake in fridge for a couple hours to chill.
Not to short change the cake part of this recipe but the cream topping is the best part. To make the topping combine heavy cream, sour cream, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract in bowl with a mixer until stiff peaks form.
Spread the topping over the chilled cake then top with chopped strawberries and a drizzle of strawberry syrup. Cover and refrigerate for another 30 minutes before serving.
For a little extra crunch I crushed a few pretzels and sprinkled them over the top right before I served it. This cake is good up to three days covered and kept in the refrigerator.
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Susanne
Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake
The sweetness of fresh strawberries and a homemade cream topping make this Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake a great dessert for any weeknight or party.
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix vanilla (plus ingredients)
- 2 cups fresh strawberries chopped
- 1 11 oz. jar of strawberry ice cream topping
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pretzels crushed
Instructions
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Cake:
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Prepare cake mix according to directions
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Poke holes in prepared cake with the handle of a wooden spoon
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Pour strawberry syrup over cake and spread; making sure you fill the holes with syrup
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Chill in the refrigerator for an hour
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Topping:
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In a bowl combine heavy cream, sour cream, and vanilla extract and powdered sugar in a bowl and combine with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form
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Spread the topping over the chilled cake
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Top with chopped fresh strawberries and crushed pretzels
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That looks really good! I’ve only seen them done with jello and whipped topping, this sounds so much better! It would be perfect for this weekend’s BBQs! Yum!
There’s nothing like a good potluck! Love the salty/sweet flavours you’ve got going on in this lovely poke cake, Susanne. It’s so nice to see a poke cake that isn’t made with Jello as it’s hard for me to source in England. This is such a pretty cake and it sounds so delicious too. Scheduled to pin, and to share on our new look Hearth and Soul Facebook page later today. Thank you so much for being a part of Hearth and Soul.
Thanks April! This cake was a huge hit with our friends! I brought home an empty dish. I hope you’ll enjoy it too!
I just pinned your delicious Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake, we will love it! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon.
Miz Helen
Susanne, this strawberry-vanilla poke cake looks fabulous. I can never have too much strawberry of anything. I pinned and scheduled it to be shared. Thank you for sharing, and have a great weekend.
I don’t know which cake to try first they both look amazing!! I do love strawberries so I guess I will start there! Looking forward to trying them.????