Description
Indulge your senses with this Mounds Poke Cake, an irresistible dessert that delights chocolate and coconut lovers alike. This ultra-moist cake combines rich chocolate flavors with creamy coconut, creating a heavenly experience in every bite. Perfect for birthdays, potlucks, or festive gatherings, you can prepare it ahead of time for convenience. The unique poke cake method allows a luscious coconut milk mixture to soak into the cake, ensuring each slice is bursting with flavor. Treat your guests to this showstopper that’s as easy to make as it is delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients called for on the box)
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 15 oz can coconut cream
- 7 oz package sweetened shredded coconut
- 12 oz container chocolate frosting
- Optional: toasted coconut or almond slivers for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven as per cake mix instructions and prepare the chocolate cake mix. Pour into a greased 9×13 baking pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean (about 30 minutes).
- While warm, poke holes in the cake using the end of a wooden spoon.
- Mix sweetened condensed milk and coconut cream in a bowl, then pour evenly over the warm cake.
- Allow the cake to cool completely at room temperature.
- Once cooled, sprinkle shredded coconut on top.
- Microwave frosting until pourable, then spread over the coconut layer.
- Garnish with toasted coconut or almond slivers if desired.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (85g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 33g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg