15 Poke Cake Recipes

Make one of these poke cake recipes the next time you need an irresistible dessert that will wow everyone at a holiday, potluck, or party.

As you might imagine from their name, to make a poke cake, poke holes into a baked cake. Then, pour a liquid mixture over the cake, and the filling seeps into it.

Once you have a poke cake, you may not want to go back to regular cake again.

Banana Pudding Poke Cake

This delicious recipe combines the classic flavors of banana pudding with yellow cake. Adding vanilla wafers on top makes it even tastier.

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Boston Cream Poke Cake

A moist white cake is layered with vanilla pudding and chocolate ganache to create a dessert that is nothing short of delicious.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake

Strawberry cheesecake and cake come together to create this flavorful dessert. Don’t forget the fresh strawberries on top.

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Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake

This poke cake tastes like a cinnamon roll and has the best homemade cream cheese frosting. This recipe is wildly popular and has the best reviews.

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Oreo Poke Cake

Oreo lovers will love this poke cake! It’s pure cookies and cream heaven, plus it only takes five minutes to prep.

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Chocolate Mint Poke Cake

This minty poke cake, made with a boxed dark chocolate fudge cake mix, will be your new favorite. After you poke holes in the baked cake, pour melted chocolate over it and add even more sweet toppings.

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Coconut Poke Cake

Bring some tropical flavors to the dessert table with this delicious coconut poke cake. The coconut cream mixture seeps into the cake, and the results are amazing.

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Chocolate Poke Cake

Get your chocolate fix with this poke cake, which is filled with chocolate pudding goodness in every bite.

The fluffy chocolate whipped topping is so good, and the big chunks of Oreos and Hershey’s chocolate are a perfect complement.

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Lemon Poke Cake

The secret ingredients to this zingy poke cake are lemon pie filling and lemon jello. The fresh lemon slice on top is optional but makes for a lovely presentation.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Poke Cake

If you’re obsessed with chocolate peanut butter desserts, this poke cake is for you. This chocolate cake has creamy peanut butter and pudding filling, yum!

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Rainbow Jello Poke Cake

This cheerful rainbow Jello poke cake will add a pop of color to your dessert table. It’s bursting with raspberry and lime goodness.

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Carrot Poke Cake

This recipe is made by pouring a can of sweetened condensed milk over carrot cake. It’s then finished with a cheesecake-flavored frosting and plenty of caramel sauce.

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Hot Cocoa Poke Cake

Chocolate cake is topped with sweet marshmallow fluff and a decadent hot chocolate-flavored frosting. It tastes exactly like a mug of hot chocolate in cake form—talk about delicious!

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Key Lime Poke Cake

A tangy dessert you’ll love, this poke cake is made with lime zest and juice. Raspberries are baked into the cake which complement the zingy lime flavor.

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Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake

Everything, from the spiced pumpkin cake to the caramel sauce and cream cheese frosting, is made from scratch. Make it during the fall; everyone will beg you for the recipe.

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