If you have kids at home then a poke cake is a must try during holidays. They will enjoy every bit of making it. Chocolate poke cake is one of the most loved by my boys & is prepared mostly during the school holidays. In this post I have shared in detail how to make a poke cake with eggless & vegan options. I have made this with a chocolate cake, homemade chocolate syrup & vegan whipped cream. However you can also make it with any other cake of your choice. More details below.

How to make poke cake

A poke cake is made in 3 simple steps – bake & poke the cake, make and pour the syrup, whip & frost the cake. Choose your cake: You can use any cake of your choice. I personally prefer this eggless chocolate cake to make the vegan version. For the eggless versions you can also use these eggless vanilla cake or eggless carrot cake recipes to make the base. If you eat eggs then you can use any of these Chocolate cake, banana cake and butter cake too go very well. Syrup or sauce : Usually a poke cake is filled with sweetened condensed milk, strawberry syrup, blueberry syrup, caramel sauce, butterscotch sauce, pudding, custard sauce or pureed fruits. This time I went ahead the simple way and made a chocolate syrup at home. If using condensed milk, just skip the sweetener in the frosting. I had also made a banana poke cake before with butterscotch sauce. You can check these links for sauce butterscotch ice cream. You can also use the custard sauce from this custard sauce ice cream post. Frosting : Whipped cream frosting goes well on a poke cake. If you are looking for a vegan option then just use coconut cream just like the way I have used in this post. Here are some other combinations of cake-syrup-frostings you may want to try.

Bake & Serve

A poke cake is baked in a square or rectangle cake pan. It is frosted in the pan itself and served directly from the pan. For the step by step pictures to make the cake, please follow this eggless chocolate cake recipe or this Hershey’s chocolate cake.

Making chocolate syrup

  1. Stir together cocoa and sugar. I used palm jaggery. Dissolved it first and then filtered.
  2. Boiled until it turned thick. Then I added the vanilla extract. I got this thick chocolate syrup after boiling the mixture for 7 to 9 minutes.

How to make chocolate poke cake

  1. I cooled the cake in the pan itself but kept the cake pan on a wired rack to prevent it sweating inside. When the cake cooled down to warm temperature, I let the kids have fun poking the cake with a chop stick. Just make sure the holes reach the base of the cake.
  2. Then pour the warm chocolate syrup. let it rest for a while.
  3. Mean while whip the cream following the recipe card. Then spread it over the cooled cake. I used coconut cream here. I chilled the coconut cream and scooped the top portion and discarded the whey. Whipped it in a chilles bowl with a chilled beater. I just got soft peaks. I sprinkled some chocolate sprinkles. You can also just decorate with chocolate shavings. Chill the cake until served. Slice the cake using a wooden cake slicer directly in the pan and serve. Related Recipes

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