If you haven’t ever made a poke cake, you are missing out on something amazing. This recipe is a great way to use those fresh berries in making a delicious (gluten free here) dessert.
This gluten free recipe is made with fresh strawberries but could us any kind of berries at all. After a trip to pick buckets and buckets of strawberries though, it is strawberry time for us. It is delicious with a vanilla cake mix too! Try it all the different ways.
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake Baked in a Well Greased Rectangle Pan
- Vanilla Pudding Mix
- 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 CUPS Fresh Cut Strawberries
You Will also need a blender!
Directions
The first step is to have a fresh baked chocolate cake HOT from the oven. Once you have that ready to go (in a rectangle baking pan), get started on these few simple steps to turn it into a Fresh Strawberry Poke Cake.
Step One
Poke holes all over the HOT cake. This is a lot of fun BUT beware – the insides of hot cake is HOT!
Step Two
Mix the pudding mix, heavy cream and strawberries in blender until creamy – about a minute to ninety seconds should do the trick.
Step Three
Pour the mixture over the cake and spread evenly. It will sink into the holes and make the insides of the cake super moist. This is a great job for a kid baking helper!
Step Four
Refrigerator for a couple of hours until the top sets. If you plan to leave the cake for more than 3 hours, cover with plastic wrap.
Step Five
Serve with fresh strawberries on top. These can be cut into small pieces are added whole for that WOW factor. Whipped cream is a fun addition too. If you really want to go ALL out, add a little chocolate syrup.
More Fresh Strawberry Recipes
We love fresh strawberries in all the yummy recipes. Here are a few of my favorites starting with these Gluten Free Strawberry Blondies.
Strawberry “Mushrooms” are fabulous served on top of brownies, cakes and ice cream as well as on their own. Grab the deets for these cuties HERE on the blog.
Strawberries are great in salads too. We love them tossed with lime in this delicious recipe.
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Fresh Strawberry Chocolate Poke Cake
Use a gluten free choclate cake and add this delicious topping made with fresh strawberries for the perfect dessert.
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake Baked in a Well Greased Rectangle Pan
- Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix 3.4 OZ
- 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 CUPS Fresh Cut Strawberries
Instructions
Poke holes all over the HOT cake. This is a lot of fun BUT beware - the insides of hot cake is HOT!
Mix the pudding mix, cream and strawberries in a blender until creamy.
Pour over the cake. The mixture will sink into the holes. Spread evenly.
Refrigerator for several hours before serving.
Top with whipped cream and strawberries.
What an awesome poke cake! Our daughter also made a poke cake this weekend, and I will add this to the list for next time. Visited you via Easter Craftastic Monday Link Party. If interested, please hop over and come and share your posts with us at Senior Salon Pit Stop. See entry 8 and navigate to the bottom of my page for SSPS linkup, we hope to virtually meet you there. Pinned it
Yum. This cake looks delicious. I’ll have to make it this week.