Poke cakes are any cake baked in a pan with holes poked throughout the cake (hence the name). A liquid or sauce like sweetened condensed milk, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, or flavored gelatin is then poured on top to ooze down into the holes. Finally, a whipped topping is added along with any appropriate additions like toffee, fruit, or more sauce. Poke cakes have many name variations like “Chocolate Dream Cake” or my mom’s version called “Fat Man’s Cake”. Check out one of our favorites…
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