Cake
Poke cakes has been popular for a while now. It has taken me a little time to come around and give one a try. There are a million different versions and combinations. It was tough to pick just one and knowing that if it tasted as good as everyone says you will see many more poke cake recipes here! I chose a recipe from the blog brown eyed baker. This recipe is SOOOOO good and SOOOO easy! Caramel and chocolate… what is not to love?!
INGREDIENTS
1 Box of Devil’s food cake (and all the ingredients needed on box)
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping
8 ounces Cool Whip (I used fat free)
1 cup Heath toffee bits (found in the baking aisle)
DIRECTIONS
Bake cake according to directions on the box. Once you remove cake from the oven, immediately poke holes in the cake using a fork. In a medium bowl, stir together sweetened condensed milk and the caramel sauce. Slowly drizzle the sauce over the entire cake. Allow the cake to cool completely to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
Spread Cool Whip over cake then sprinkle with toffee bits.
Serve cold and refrigerate any left overs!
Enjoy,
Well …Pineapple Carrot Cake…hmm. It’s been a love/hate relationship at the Ormond house, until today. I LOVE this recipe and have had it since 2002 from Taste of Home. My husband was just not a believer, even though I have made it a number of times in the past, he took a bite today and asked if I had ever made this before. I almost fell over and he got the not so nice look from me. He continued to stuff his face with cake that he thought he would NEVER eat.. Ugh! Needless to say he really enjoyed the cake and continued with another one. Robby also really enjoyed the cake. He had his portion BEFORE lunch. Well..it happens! As my Dad has always told his grandkids, “always eat dessert first!” With Easter around the corner, check out my other Easter recipes, the cutest Easter Bunnies Ever and Easiest Easter Bark. 🙂
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 jars (6 ounces each) carrot baby food
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 3 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
Additional chopped walnuts. optional
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the oil, eggs and baby food carrots . Mix on low speed until well blended. Stir in pineapple and nuts. Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch round baking pans. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for ten minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
FROSTING
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla and confectioners sugar until mixture reaches spreading consistency. Spread a layer of frosting between layers of cake and then cover with second layer and frost top and the sides. Garnish with nuts.
Enjoy!
This chocolate cake is amazing and one that I make all the time. I know when you look at the ingredients and see sour cream and think no way….let me tell you it keeps the cake so moist. I promise you it’s so rich, creamy and delicious. I have never had anyone not like it and I take it everywhere.
INGREDIENTS
1 box of devil’s food cake mix
1 package of instant chocolate pudding, dry (5.9 ounces)
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup of vegetable oil
4 eggs (beaten)
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups mini chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix together cake mix, pudding , sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well-greased bundt pan. Bake 50-55 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake in pan at least 1 1/2 hours before inverting onto a plate.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Dust with powdered sugar OR drizzle with salted caramel OR add a scoop of raspberry sorbet and drizzle with chocolate sauce. OH, THE CHOICES!!!!
Enjoy!
