Strawberry Poke Cake
A white sheet cake poked full of holes and soaked with a strawberry white-chocolate mixture, topped with strawberry pie filling, whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
⏱️ Prep: 30 min🍳 Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
| 1 box | white cake mix (plus ingredients to prepare the mix) | |
| 3 | egg whites (for cake mix) | |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | water (for cake mix) |
| 1/3 cup | 80 ml | vegetable oil (for cake mix) |
| 14 oz | 395 g | sweetened condensed milk |
| 3/4 cups | 180 ml | white chocolate chips |
| 1 package (3 oz) | JELL-O strawberry flavor gelatin | |
| 1/4 cup | 60 ml | warm water |
| 2 cans (21 oz each) | strawberry pie filling | |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | heavy whipping cream (full fat and cold) |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | vanilla extract |
| 10-15 | fresh strawberries (sliced) |
Instructions
Prepare White Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and sprinkle with flour a 9-x-13 inch cake pan.
- Prepare white cake mix according to box instructions. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes and, using the bottom of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cake.
Strawberry White Chocolate Mixture:
- In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, combine white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Heat in the microwave until hot, about 1 minute, stir and heat 30 seconds or more if needed. Stir until fully combined, smooth and shiny.
- Stir the strawberry gelatin mix into the warm water. Make sure it dissolves, otherwise it will be gritty. Stir the strawberry mixture into the condensed milk mixture until fully combined and smooth.
- Pour the strawberry chocolate mixture all over the cake and, using a spatula, spread it evenly into the holes.
- Let the cake cool completely and refrigerate for about one hour.
Other layers:
- Top the cake with the strawberry pie filling if using.
Whipped Cream:
- In a large bowl, beat heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
- Using a spoon, scoop the whipped cream all over the cake and spread it with a spatula.
Garnish:
- Garnish the cake with sliced strawberries.
- Refrigerate the cake for at least 8 hours or better overnight before serving.