Apple Poke Cake Recipes

APPLE PIE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl and mix with a hand mixer until smooth (about 2-3 minutes).
• Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake cake for 26 to 29 minutes or the center of the cake bounces back when you touch it.
• Allow cake to cool on a wire rack.
• Mix together apple pie filling, vanilla pudding mix and milk in a blender until the apples are smooth.
• Poke 16-20 holes in the cake with the end of a wooden spoon.
• Pour the apple pudding filling over the cake and spread it back and forth to fill in the holes.
• Top with whipped cream, caramel and chopped sundae nuts.
• Store the cake in the refrigerator.

DELICIOUS CARAMEL APPLE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Combine white sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add apples, flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and cinnamon; beat until a thick batter forms. Spread batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Poke holes in the hot cake with a fork.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, heavy cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook for 2 1/2 minutes. Pour immediately over the warm cake. Let cake sit for 3 hours to soak up the glaze.

CARAMEL APPLE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the cake mix, apple pie spice, water, oil, eggs and vanilla on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Use a rubber spatula to fold in the apple pie filing.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 28-33 minutes.
• Remove cake to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
• Poke warm cake every inch or so with a straw, halfway into cake. Drizzle 3/4 cup caramel sauce over the cake, allowing it to fill in holes. Cool cake completely.
• Top cake with whipped topping, toffee bits and remaining 1/4 cup caramel sauce.
• Cover and refrigerate leftover Caramel Apple Poke cake for up to 3 days.

APPLE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Butter and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• Whisk flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Combine butter with eggs and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Using the paddle attachment, beat mixture until smooth. Stir in half the flour mixture, then half the sour cream. Repeat additions. Stir until well mixed. Fold in apples, then scrape batter into prepared pan. Smooth top. Bake in centre of oven until a cake tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 min. Remove from oven and let cool completely, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir sugar with water in a large, heavy bottomed pot. Place over medium-high heat and let caramelize, without stirring, until sugar turns a deep golden brown, about 10 min. Gradually whisk in maple syrup and cream, being careful to avoid splatters. Boil, until mixture is smooth. Whisk in butter, then remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature.
• Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream until firm peaks form, 2 to 3 min. Whisk in sour cream, then maple syrup.
• Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes in cake, staggering each about 1/2-in apart. Pour all but 2 tablespoons of caramel over top of cake, smoothing with a spatula. Top with whip cream mixture, then drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons of caramel.

SALTED CARAMEL APPLE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• For the cake: Whisk the applesauce, brown sugar, melted butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla together in a large bowl until smooth. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and kosher salt to the bowl and whisk until just combined. Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Leave the cake in the pan to cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Once the cake is cool, use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke 25 holes in the cake (5 rows of 5 holes each). Press 2 to 3 apple pieces into each hole; reserve the remaining pieces for garnish. Pour and spread the caramel sauce over the cake and let it stand 10 minutes to sink into the holes and be absorbed by the cake. Sprinkle with the flaky salt.
• Meanwhile, for the cinnamon buttercream: Beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Add the cream and vanilla and continue beating until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Dollop the frosting on top of the cake, then use a small offset spatula to spread it evenly. Garnish with the remaining apple chunks, a drizzle of caramel sauce and another sprinkle of flaky salt.

SALTED CARAMEL APPLE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F (325° F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or lightly spray bottom only of 13 x 9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 2 minutes. Add apple pie filling; beat 1 minute longer. Pour into pan.
• Bake as directed on box for 13 x 9-inch pan. Cool in pan on cooling rack 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix 1/4 cup of the caramel sauce and the sea salt. Poke warm cake every inch with a straw or handle of wooden spoon, halfway into cake. Pour caramel-salt mixture over cake, allowing it to fill in holes.
• Spread cake with whipped topping. Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup caramel sauce; top with butterscotch chips.