Strawberry Crunch Poke Cake
×Category: Dessert Ingredients | Type: Cake | Servings: 12 | By: The Mikey
Protein 4g • Carbs 60g (Fiber 1g) • Fat 23g • 450 Calories
Estimated macros only. Values are guidelines, not precise nutrition data.
For this strawberry crunch poke cake, a boxed cake mix is infused with strawberry flavor, topped with cream cheese frosting, and finished with a strawberry-and-cookie topping.
Ingredients
- Nonstick Cooking Spray (75 g)
- White Cake Mix (ingredients called for on box): 1 Box
- Strawberry Jell-O: 1 Box
- Heavy Cream: 1 1/2 Cup
- Cream Cheese (Room Temp): 1 Block
- Confectioners' Sugar: 2/3 Cup
- Pure Vanilla Extract: 1 TSP
- Kosher Salt: 1/8 TSP
- Vanilla Sandwich Cookies (such as golden oreos): 24
- Unsalted Butter (Melted): 4 TBSP
- Fresh Strawberries (halved lengthwise for serving halved lengthwise halved lengthwise, halved lengthwise for serving)
Instructions
- For the cake:
- Preheat the oven according to the cake mix instructions.
- Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Prepare the white cake mix according to the package instructions.
- Bake the cake in the prepared dish according to package instructions.
- Allow the cake to cool completely.
- For the strawberry filling:
- Prepare the strawberry Jell-O according to package instructions.
- Using the end of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cooled cake.
- Pour the prepared Jell-O over the cake, making sure it fills the holes.
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- In a mixing bowl, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- In another bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until smooth.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until well combined.
- For the strawberry-and-cookie topping:
- In a food processor, pulse the vanilla sandwich cookies until finely crushed.
- In a small saucepan, melt the unsalted butter.
- Mix the crushed cookies with the melted butter.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting over the top of the cake.
- Sprinkle the strawberry halves over the frosting.
- Sprinkle the cookie mixture over the strawberries.
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