Milky Way Poke Cake Recipe (2024)

Published: Jul 9, 2014 · Modified: May 10, 2022 by Candi Elm · This post may contain affiliate links

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Milky Way Poke Cake is a delicious and easy way to dress up a box cake mix and make a rich dessert.

Poke Cakes are a delicious and quick dessert to make and there are so many variations you can create like the Poke Cakes I wrote about here.

What Makes Poke Cakes So Popular

I have a confession. I had never had a poke cake before this weekendand I decided I wanted to add one to my dessert recipessection. So I made thisMilky Way Poke Cake on Sunday.

My kids helped me make it by cutting up the Milky Way candy bars and from then they encouraged me to make Strawberry Cider Poke Cake and Red Velvet Oreo Poke Cakeseveral weeks later. Get your kids involved in the process. It can be a great family activity.

Now I usually make all my desserts from scratch and you could definitely do that but this awesome thing about Poke Cakes is they are known for using boxed cake mixes. This may be my new obsession.

It only took two days for it to be completely gone. My kids asked the neighbors over and before I knew it, the empty cake pan was in the sink.

The cake is super moist and I am sure you will be a Poke Cake junkie before you know it.

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Milky Way Poke Cake Recipe

A Quick and Easy Dessert recipe filled with creamy nougat and topped with a whipped frosting and Milky Way and Snickers Bars.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 20 servings

Calories 299kcal

Author Candi Elm

Ingredients

▢ 1 box Box Chocolate Cake Mix plus ingredients it calls for

Nouget

▢ 1/4 cup butter
▢ 1 cup sugar
▢ 1/4 cup evaporated milk
▢ 1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme fluff
▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla
▢ 12 oz prepared caramel topping
▢ 8 oz cool whip thawed
▢ 2 regular size Milky Way Bars Chopped
▢ 2 regular size Snickers Bars Chopped

Instructions

Bake cake according to directions in a 9 X 13 pan.
Let cake cool for about 5 minutes.
While cake is cooling, make the nougat filling. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar and milk stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil and stir for 4 minutes. Remove from stove and stir in marshmallow cream and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
Poke holes in cake with the handle end of a wooden spoon.
Evenly our and distribute *nougat filling into the holes in the cake.
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Next evenly pour and distribute caramel topping into the holes in the cake.
Let cake cool completely.
Once cake is cooled completely, evenly spread thawed cool whip over the top of cake.
Sprinkle chopped Milky Ways ( I also used snickers) over the top of cool whip.
Store in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

Notes

I love poke cakes because they are so moist. You can customize this however you want with any candy bar or even chocolate chips on top.

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Have you made any poke cakes?

I should have drizzled some caramel over the top but we ate it too quickly. This is a quick and easy dessert, that your friends and family will love.

FAQ’s about Poke Cakes

Poke Cakes are usually made with Box Cake Mixes
You will need a wide straw or Wooden Spoon to Poke it with
The frosting is almost always made with Cool Whip
The holes are generally filled with jello or pudding
Chocolate Poke Cake Recipes are the most searched of all the flavors of Poke Cakes
Pudding Poke Cake recipes are the next searched of Poke Cakes
There are hundreds of flavors and recipes of Poke Cakes and you could probably never make them all
The flavors meld together better after refrigeration
It has nothing to do with the recipe Poke Sallet (I just added this one on, hehe)

I hope you enjoy this Milky Way Cake recipe and leave me a comment letting me know what your favorite Poke Cake flavor is.

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About Candi Elm

Candi Elm is the recipe developer and food photographer at A Day In Candiland where she has been sharing Encouragement, Recipes, and Afternoon Tea Ideas since 2012. Candi currently lives in Southern California with her family and enjoying life to the fullest.

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MOLM2011 says
July 09, 2014 at 9:01 am
Oh. My. Goodness. I want to grab that and a fork! Looks awesome Candi, definitely going to pass this along!
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- Candi says
  July 10, 2014 at 2:20 pm
  Yes, so good and easy. It might be my go to party cake when I have to bring something.
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Alexis Grace says
July 09, 2014 at 11:16 pm
Until I read your instructions I couldn't figure out why it was called a "Poke" cake! Ha! This looks indulgent— now wonder it was gone so quickly!
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- Candi says
  July 10, 2014 at 2:19 pm
  There are probably a few calories, but I had one piece and the kids ate all the rest.
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Heather says
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July 11, 2014 at 3:06 pm
Yummy! Good way to make use of leftover candy.
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- Candi Elm says
  July 11, 2014 at 6:46 pm
  Well, I don't know if we would ever have left overs in our house. But probably Halloween would be a good time to do this.
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dishofdailylife says
July 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm
Wow…this looks really good. I am on a dessert kick right now! I don't think it would last very long in our house! We're going to have to try it! If you have a moment, I'd love it if you'd come over and link it up at Foodie Fridays. Pinning it now!
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- Candi Elm says
  July 11, 2014 at 6:47 pm
  Thanks I will stop over. thanks for coming by my site.
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Christina says
July 11, 2014 at 6:42 pm
You are killing me!! This looks incredible!!!
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- Candi Elm says
  July 11, 2014 at 6:48 pm
  Thanks for stopping by, It was so easy, my kids had fun with it.
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@MeltingMoments_ says
July 12, 2014 at 3:17 am
Oh my. I have never heard of a poke cake but I like what I am seeing!
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- Candi Elm says
  July 12, 2014 at 8:34 pm
  thank you, I had heard of them but never made it till recently. Now there are a lot I want to make.
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Megan says
July 12, 2014 at 9:34 am
Looks yummy!
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- Candi Elm says
  July 12, 2014 at 8:33 pm
  Thank Megan for stopping by and visiting the blog.
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@shari_lynne says
July 13, 2014 at 10:32 am
I love poke cakes and I've never done one like this before! YUM! I'm definitely going to try it! 🙂
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- Candi Elm says
  July 13, 2014 at 8:38 pm
  They are so easy and everyone will love it.
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@SuperMommyClub says
July 13, 2014 at 1:08 pm
It looks really yummy – but what I really want to know is why is it called a Poke Cake?
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- Candi Elm says
  July 13, 2014 at 8:39 pm
  You poke holes in it and put the filling inside.
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Heidi says
July 22, 2014 at 8:07 pm
Oh, my goodness, Candi! Does that ever look amazing! I'd love a slice right now, please! 🙂
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Liv @ Healthy Liv says
March 26, 2015 at 5:54 pm
Mmmmm this looks so wonderfully yummy!!! Just followed ya on Twitter- I’m livbane 🙂
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