Easy Red Velvet Poke Cake Recipe
It’s impossible to resist the deliciousness of a Red Velvet Poke Cake. It is filled with sweetened condensed milk and the buttery cream cheese frosting on top is out of this world. You’ll be left with nothing but a few crumbs at any gathering. Take a fork and dig into this red velvet cake!
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cake
- 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4-6 tablespoon red food coloring
- 5 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Filling
- 1 12 oz can sweetened condensed milk
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese block, softened
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-3 tablespoon milk or heavy cream
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Red Velvet Poke Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13″ baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream softened butter and granulated sugar about 3 minutes. Scrape the sides, as needed.
- Add eggs and beat until well combined.
- In a small bowl, mix together cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and red food coloring, until smooth. Add to the cake batter and mix until completely combined.
- Mix half of the flour and half of the buttermilk to the batter and mix for about 1 minute. Add the other half of each and mix until no more dry flour.
- On low speed, mix in baking soda, salt, and white vinegar, beating 2 minutes, until smooth.
- Pour batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick in the center tests clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven, then while hot, poke holes all over the cake using the end of a wooden spoon.
- Slowly pour sweetened condensed milk all over the cake, making sure to hit all of the holes. Cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Once cake is cooled, begin making the cream cheese frosting.
- In large bowl or stand bowl, combine softened butter and softened cream cheese until smooth.
- Add milk, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar, beating until it is the desired consistency. If it is too thick, add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time. If it is too thin, add a little more powdered sugar.
- Spread over the cooled cake. Add sprinkles, if wanted. Slice and enjoy!
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