Description
Chocolate coconut poke cake delivers a rich dessert experience from Brazil’s culinary traditions. Moist chocolate layers absorb creamy coconut sauce, creating an irresistible sweet indulgence you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box dark chocolate fudge cake mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1 3.4 oz (96 g) box chocolate fudge instant pudding
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- ¾ cup (177 ml/6 fl oz) vegetable oil
- ½ cup (120 ml/4 fl oz) whole milk
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 14 oz (397 g) can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 oz (113 g) chocolate, chopped
- ½ cup (120 ml/4 fl oz) heavy cream
- 1 can coconut pecan frosting
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and thoroughly spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick coating.
- Batter Creation: In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, yogurt, vegetable oil, milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Utilize an electric mixer to blend ingredients until achieving a silky, homogeneous mixture.
- Baking Process: Pour the prepared batter into the greased pan, distributing evenly. Bake for 35-40 minutes, verifying doneness by inserting a toothpick that emerges clean without raw batter residue.
- Cake Perforation: Immediately after removing from the oven, use a wooden spoon handle to create multiple deep holes across the cake’s surface, penetrating almost to the pan’s bottom.
- Milk Infusion: While the cake remains warm, carefully drizzle sweetened condensed milk over the surface, ensuring thorough absorption into each created hole. Allow the cake to soak completely.
- Ganache Preparation: Place chopped chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat heavy cream in a saucepan until gently bubbling, then pour over the chocolate. Rest for 5 minutes, then whisk until achieving a glossy, smooth texture.
- Topping Application: Once the cake has cooled entirely, spread the slightly thickened chocolate ganache uniformly across the surface. Complete the dessert by layering coconut pecan frosting over the ganache, creating a luxurious and indulgent final touch.
Notes
- Cake Texture Tip: Pudding mix ensures an incredibly moist, tender cake with soft, velvety crumb that stays fresh longer.
- Hole-Poking Technique: Create deep, evenly spaced holes to maximize sweetened condensed milk absorption, enhancing cake’s moisture and flavor intensity.
- Temperature Precision: Allow cake to cool completely before applying ganache and frosting to prevent melting and maintain clean, professional layering.
- Serving Suggestion: Refrigerate cake for 1-2 hours before serving to help layers set and develop richer, more pronounced flavor profiles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg