Strawberry Poke Cake

Table of Contents

1. Strawberry Poke Cake Ingredients 
2. Substitutions And Additions
3. How To Make This Strawberry Poke Cake Recipe
4. How To Serve This Strawberry Jello Poke Cake
5. Storing This Strawberries And Cream Poke Cake
6. Frequently Asked Questions
7. More Recipes You’ll Love
8. JUMP TO RECIPE

This strawberry poke cake is one of those dessert recipes you’ll crave again and again. Soft vanilla cake is filled with pockets of creamy strawberry filling and covered with a light whipped topping.

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Strawberry Poke Cake Ingredients 

Experience the sweetness of a strawberry poke cake. A lush strawberry filling, combining white chocolate, condensed milk, gelatin, and pie filling, adds layers of fruity richness.

This indulgent treat is crowned with velvety whipped topping and adorned with fresh sliced strawberries.

You’ll need:

For The Cake:

• 1 (15.25-ounce) box of vanilla or white cake mix
• 1 cup of water
• ½ cup of vegetable oil
• 4 egg whites

For The Strawberry Filling:

• 1 cup of white chocolate chips
• 1 (14-ounce) can of sweetened condensed milk
• ⅓ cup of boiling water
• 1 (3-ounce) box of strawberry-flavored gelatin
• 1 (21-ounce) can of strawberry pie filling

For The Topping:

• 1 (12-ounce) tub of whipped topping, thawed
• 12 fresh strawberries, washed, capped, and sliced thin

Substitutions And Additions

FRUIT FLAVOR: You could use any flavor of gelatin and any type of fruit topping for this recipe in place of the strawberry.

STRAWBERRY PIE FILLING: Instead of the strawberry pie filling, you could use a premade strawberry glaze or even fresh strawberry sauce.

WHIPPED CREAM: You can either use a whipped topping such as Cool Whip or make your own homemade fresh whipped cream using our recipe found here.

How To Make This Strawberry Poke Cake Recipe

Once you bake the cake, you’ll poke holes in it and add the creamy strawberry filling, allowing it to infuse the cake with plenty of yumminess.

For The Cake

STEP ONE: Using a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the boxed cake mix, cold water, vegetable oil, and egg whites until completely combined.

STEP TWO: Evenly pour batter into a 9×13 baking pan sprayed with baking spray.

Bake in an oven preheated to 350°F for 28 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 

STEP THREE: Remove the cake pan from the oven. Using either a fork or the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes in the warm cake, spacing one inch apart.

Allow the cake to cool completely.

For The Strawberry Filling

STEP ONE: Using a medium-sized heat-safe bowl, add the white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk.

Microwave for 40 seconds. Stir the mixture until the chips are melted and smooth.

STEP TWO: Using a small bowl, combine the boiling water and the strawberry-flavored gelatin. Stir until all the sugar in the gelatin is dissolved.

STEP THREE: Pour the strawberry gelatin mixture over the white chocolate mixture. Stir until completely combined.

STEP FOUR: Evenly pour the white chocolate mixture over the entire cake, smoothing it with a silicone spatula.

STEP FIVE: Allow the cake to chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Remove the cake from the refrigerator and spread the strawberry pie filling over the top of the white chocolate topping.

Tightly cover and chill in the refrigerator for four hours to overnight.

For The Topping

STEP ONE: Remove the cake from the refrigerator and evenly spread the whipped cream topping over top of your cake. 

STEP TWO: Lay the sliced strawberries on top of the whipped topping.

STEP THREE: Slice the cake into 2×2 slices. 

How To Serve This Strawberry Jello Poke Cake

Serve this sensational strawberry jello cake with a scoop of our no-churn vanilla ice cream on the side.

Add a cold drink such as our iced tea, raspberry iced tea, sweet peach iced tea, or our southern strawberry sweet tea, and you’ll have the perfect combination.

Poke cakes are tasty cakes made from scratch that have holes poked in them and are filled with liquid so that every bite is extremely moist.

Try other variations of this popular dessert with our Boston cream poke cake and lemon poke cake.

Storing This Strawberries And Cream Poke Cake

If you want to store the leftovers until later, here are a few helpful tips.

IN THE FRIDGE: Store any leftovers of this homemade strawberry poke cake covered in the refrigerator for up to four days.

IN THE FREEZER: You can also freeze this delicious cake without the sliced strawberries.

Tightly cover with plastic wrap and then cover with aluminum foil for up to three months. Allow the cake to thaw, then top with the sliced strawberries.

A fun dessert trend that can be found in grandma’s recipe box makes this strawberry poke cake a classic choice.

The sweet strawberry filling soaks into the cake for a heavenly outcome that is so moist and delicious that you won’t be able to stop at just one piece.

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