Description
A vibrant and festive poke cake, perfect for summer gatherings and patriotic celebrations, featuring layers of moist cake infused with colorful sweetened condensed milk and topped with whipped cream and fresh berries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup water
- Red food coloring
- Blue food coloring
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup whipped cream or whipped topping
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced
- 1 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Combine the cake mix, eggs, and water in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend until smooth and well mixed.
- Pour the batter into a greased 9×13 inch baking pan.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan for about 15 minutes.
- Poke holes all over the surface using the handle of a wooden spoon.
- Mix sweetened condensed milk with red and blue food coloring.
- Pour the red mixture over one half and the blue mixture over the other half, allowing it to soak in.
- Cool in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- Spread whipped cream over the cake.
- Decorate with sliced strawberries and blueberries.
- Chill for another 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Let the cake cool completely before adding toppings to avoid a soggy mess. You can prepare it a day in advance for better flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: poke cake, summer dessert, patriotic cake, red white blue cake, easy cake recipe