Family-Favorite Poke Cake Recipe

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Kristine Sims of St. Joseph, Michigan needs only a handful of ingredients, including Milky Way candy bars and ice cream topping, for her yummy version of popular poke cake. It’s so easy, kids may want to whip it together themselves!

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  • 12-15 Servings
  • Prep: 10 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
  • 10 fun-size Milky Way candy bars, divided
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 jar (12 ounces) Milky Way ice cream topping
  • 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

  • Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Chop six candy bars. Remove cake from the oven; immediately sprinkle with chopped candy bars. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  • Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, poke 20 holes in warm cake. Pour milk over cake; cool for 10 minutes. Pour ice cream topping over cake; cool completely.
  • Spread whipped topping over cake. Chop remaining candy bars; sprinkle over cake. Cover and store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 478 calories, 19 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 336 mg sodium, 68 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Family-Favorite Poke Cake published in Simple & Delicious July/August 2006, p51

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Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2009 by dnaleri

I made this cake today. It was very good! I could not find Milky way ice cream topping so I used Hershey's caramel topping instead. And I used the fat free sweetened condensed milk.

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