German Chocolate Poke Cake Squares
A delightful poke cake infused with classic German chocolate flavors, featuring a moist chocolate base, rich caramel, and a chewy coconut and pecan topping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 160 minutes
- Yield: 12 squares 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 box chocolate cake mix, plus ingredients listed on the box
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces)
- 1 jar caramel sauce (12 ounces)
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tub whipped topping (8 ounces)
- 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
Instructions
- Preheat your oven as directed on the cake mix box. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch pan or line it with parchment for easy removal.
- Prepare the chocolate cake batter according to the package directions and pour into the prepared pan. Bake as directed.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Poke holes all over the cake, spacing them about 1 inch apart, ensuring the holes are deep.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the cake.
- Drizzle the caramel sauce over the cake.
- Sprinkle the shredded coconut and chopped pecans evenly over the caramel.
- Cool the cake completely at room temperature.
- Spread the whipped topping evenly over the cooled cake. Drizzle the chocolate syrup over the whipped topping.
- Chill for at least 120 minutes before cutting into squares.
Notes
To achieve clean squares, chill well before cutting with a warm knife.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: cake, poke cake, German chocolate, dessert, chocolate dessert
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