German Chocolate Poke Cake

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This German chocolate poke cake recipe is simply delicious and perfect for special occasions when you don’t mind spending a few extra minutes in the kitchen.

The chocolate poke cake has the perfect balance of flavors, and is sure to be a total hit with everyone.

What I Love About this Recipe

This German chocolate poke cake has become our family favorite.

Of all the poke cake recipes I’ve tried, this one has that perfect balance of rich chocolate flavor with a delicious minty goodness.

While traditional German chocolate poke cake may call for the use of sweetened condensed milk to be added after poking holes into the cake, I’ve given it a bit of a twist and used some chocolate pudding and a mint cheesecake mixture instead of the whipped topping.

Ingredients For the German Chocolate Poke Cake Recipe

You’ll need 4 sets of ingredients to make this delicious poke cake.

For chocolate cake:

• 1½ cups flour
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup brewed coffee (or 1 cup boiling water if you don’t like coffee)

For chocolate pudding:

• 2 boxes of instant chocolate pudding
• 4 cups of milk

For mint cheesecake:

• 250 g softened cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon mint extract
• Green food coloring
• 2 cups heavy cream

For decoration:

• chocolate drops

How to Make the German Chocolate Poke Cake

Once you have all your ingredients ready, here’s what you’ll need to do to make the German chocolate poke cake.

Step 1: Mix the Dry Ingredients

Prepare all ingredients. Mix all dry ingredients for the dough in a medium bowl.

Step 2: Combine Wet Ingredients

Add egg, milk, butter and coffee. Stir using a wooden spoon.

Step 3: Combine and Bake Cake

Pour into a heat resistant mold. Bake at 190 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Step 4: Prepare the Pudding

Dilute the pudding with milk according to the instructions.

Step 5: Poke Holes in the Cake

Make holes in the biscuit with a wooden stick and pour the pudding over the hot pie. Allow this to cool completely.

Step 6: Top with Mint Cream and Garnish

Once the cake has completely cooled, beat everything for mint cream. Lay on top. Garnish with chocolate drops and syrup. Cool down

Tips to Make the German Chocolate Poke Cake

While making this delicious German chocolate poke cake is super easy, you might want to have these tips and tricks handy too.

• I have scratch made the chocolate cake for this recipe, but if you want to cut down on the cooking time and effort, you can just stick to using boxed cake mix, specifically chocolate cake mix and cook it according to package directions.
• For some extra chocolate flavor, you can also throw some chocolate chips into the cake mix before you bake it.
• To make the poke cake more moist and decadent, you can poke holes in the cake and pour sweetened condensed milk into it.
• Remember that if you’re adding sweetened condensed milk into it, you may want to reduce the amount of sugar you’re using for the chocolate cake mix.
• You can also prepare a simple topping using chocolate melts or chocolate chips, vanilla extract and some condensed milk to use as a frosting for this poke cake.

What Other Toppings Can I Try?

Based on what you prefer, you can experiment with tons of different toppings for this German chocolate poke cake.

The flavors of chocolate can work well with a nice coconut pecan frosting. You can also top this with some shredded coconut.

If you want to stick to a nice chocolate topping, you can drizzle some chocolate ganache or chocolate sauce on the top of the cake.

If nothing else, you can just stick to using German chocolate frosting with some whipped topping spread on the top of the cake.

How Can I Store the Leftover Poke Cake?

if you have any of the leftover poke cake, you can transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerate it for up to 3 days.

You can also choose to move the German chocolate cake to an open container and cover it with some plastic wrap before you refrigerate it.

You can also choose to prep the cake in advance. Simply prepare the German chocolate cake up to 3 days in advance, and refrigerate it, nicely covered in plastic wrap. Then, all you need to do is poke holes into the cake, add the sweetened condensed milk or the chocolate pudding, and then frost cake with some German chocolate frosting or any other frosting of your choice.

More Cake Recipes to Try

If you loved how this recipe turned out and are inspired to try some more poke cake recipes or just some delicious sweet treats, here are a few good ones you might want to try out.

• Instant Pot Cranberry Cheesecake Recipe
• Smores Mini Cheesecake Bites
• Instant Pot Lemon Cake with Blueberries
• Instant Pot Chocolate Cake Using Cake Mix