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Butterfinger Poke Cake (+Video) – The Nation Cook dinner


Butterfinger Poke Cake begins with a boxed marble cake combine and crammed with a scrumptious caramel sauce and topped with creamy whipped topping! Simple and scrumptious!

A CANDY BAR INSPIRED POKE CAKE RECIPE

A Butterfinger Poke Cake combines the wealthy and decadent flavors of a chocolate and peanut butter Butterfinger sweet bar with a marbled cake crammed with a creamy caramel combination, topped with a whipped topping that’s drizzled with chocolate sauce and crushed sweet bar items! Poke desserts are at all times a success. They’re versatile, simple to customise and are available so many flavors. If you happen to love the concept of this Butterfinger Cake, you’re going to go loopy for my Oreo Poke Cake and my Purple Velvet Poke Cake. And, in case you love turning your favourite candy treats into desserts, take a look at my Honey Bun Cake, Whopper Cake and this Twinkie Cake for some extra superior cake recipes.

Close up looking at a slice of Butterfinger Poke Cake.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What’s a Poke Cake

It’s merely a cake that has had holes poked in it and people holes are then crammed with some kind of candy deliciousness like jell-o, pudding, or on this case, sweetened condensed milk and caramel. They gained floor within the 70’s when cake mixes had been gaining in reputation. It’s really easy to make, everybody thinks it’s scrumptious and I appear like a super-star to my household. Now, let’s dig into this Butterfinger Cake.

Why is my poke cake soggy? 

Usually this occurs if the holes are too shut collectively. If you happen to discover this occurs to you, I’d advocate utilizing the top of a wood spoon to make holes to pour the caramel combination in slightly than utilizing a fork with the tines which can be nearer collectively. 

What if I can’t discover a marbled cake combine? 

Not an issue! You should use any ol’ cake combine, actually. Chocolate cake combine, Satan’s Meals cake combine, even only a yellow cake combine or white cake combine would all work simply nice as a base for this recipe. Alternatively, you could possibly make each a yellow and chocolate combine and swirl them collectively your self. 

What different toppings may I add? 

Strive including some butterscotch sauce, caramel sauce or chocolate drizzle. You may additionally add extra Butterfinger chunks as an alternative of crushed up items if desired. Strive some chocolate shavings, chocolate chips or a mix of any of those. 

The right way to retailer leftover Butterfinger Poke Cake? 

You’ve leftovers of this cake?? NO WAY! Ha, simply kidding. I’m at all times amazed at how briskly this cake disappears although. Any time you aren’t actively serving and having fun with this cake, it must be coated and refrigerated as a result of nature of the components. The creamy topping might begin to change texture the longer it’s within the fridge and will change the remainder of the desserts texture. However, you may preserve your leftovers for a pair days coated or in an hermetic container within the fridge.

A piece of a Butterfinger Cake with a bite missing on a small dessert plate.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)

  • marble cake combine – it doesn’t need to be marble. We desire it however you may simply use chocolate or yellow.
  • eggs, oil & water – you will use the quantities listed on the again of the cake combine field.
  • sweetened condensed milk – when you’ve got by no means bought sweetened condensed milk, one can find it within the baking aisle of your grocery retailer. Be very cautious when grabbing a can as a result of it appears similar to a can of evaporated milk and you do not need that. You’ll find yourself with an unsweetened soggy mess. So please learn the label rigorously.
  • caramel topping – I normally simply use Smuckers however so long as it’s a pourable caramel, it’s nice.
  • Butterfinger sweet bar – in case you prefer it to remain crunchy, don’t add till simply earlier than serving.
  • whipped topping – like Cool Whip. You may make your individual home made whipped cream in case you desire. Simply know that home made whipped cream doesn’t keep stabilized so long as whipped topping does.
Simply marbled cake mix, vegetable oil, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, Cool Whip, eggs, Butterfinger bar, and sweetened condensed milk.

HOW TO MAKE BUTTERFINGER POKE CAKE:

Preheat oven to 350F levels. Spray 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Put together cake as directed on again of field and bake based on cooking instances on again of field. Poke holes within the cake with a fork. You need loads of crevices for the caramel combination to enter.

A collage of images: A baked marbled cake and a fork poking holes in a marble cake.

In a medium bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk with caramel topping. Drizzle caramel combination over cake. Put cake within the fridge to let it end cooling. 

A collage of images: a glass mixing bowl with a condensed milk and caramel mixture with a whisk and that mixture being poured over a marbled cake.

As soon as it’s cooled, unfold whipped topping over whole cake. Then sprinkle with crushed Butterfinger sweet.

A collage of images: Cool Whip spread overtop a marble cake and crushed Butterfinger candies on top of Cool Whip on a cake.

Cake must be saved refrigerated due to the whipped topping. Slice your poke cake while you’re able to dig in and revel in.

A small white dessert plate with a piece of Butterfinger Poke Cake.

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Initially revealed: December 2011
Up to date and republished: February 2024

A small white serving plate with a slice of Butterfinger Poke Cake.

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  • Preheat oven to 350F levels. Spray 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  • Put together 1 field fudge marble cake combine together with components wanted to make cake: eggs, oil and water and bake based on cooking instances on again of field.

  • When it comes out of oven, enable to chill for just some minutes.

  • In a medium bowl, mix 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk with 12 ounce jar caramel topping.

  • Begin poking holes within the cake with a fork. Numerous holes! You need loads of crevices for the caramel combination to enter.

  • Drizzle caramel combination over cake.

  • Put cake within the fridge to let it end cooling.

  • As soon as it’s cooled, unfold 8 ounce tub whipped topping, thawed evenly over whole cake.

  • Then sprinkle with 1 giant Butterfinger sweet bar, crushed evenly excessive. Slice and serve!

  • Please consult with my FAQ’s (Continuously Requested Questions) and ingredient record above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the most typical questions.
  • Cake should be saved within the fridge when not serving. 

Course: Dessert

Delicacies: American

Energy: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 1g | Fats: 2g | Sodium: 325mg | Sugar: 21g

“The Nation Cook dinner” isn’t a dietician or nutritionist, and any dietary data shared is an estimate. If calorie depend and different dietary values are vital to you, we advocate working the components by means of whichever on-line dietary calculator you like. Energy and different dietary values can differ fairly a bit relying on which manufacturers had been used.

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