Snickers Poke Cake is a chocolate cake poked with holes, caramel sauce drizzled on top topped with whipped cream and Snickers candy bars!
A CANDY BAR INSPIRED POKE CAKE RECIPE
I clearly have a thing for candy-inspired cakes. I mean, what's not to love? I've made a Whopper Cake. That one is a huge favorite of my husband's. Then there was the Butterfinger Cake. It is so moist and the caramel sauce drizzled on the warm cake really transforms the flavor. You just can't go wrong with chocolate and caramel. And then when you add some of the candy bars to the topping, it takes it over the top.
TIPS FOR MAKING THIS CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL CAKE
- Any chocolate cake mix flavor will work for this cake. If you want to make a homemade chocolate cake, try my recipe for ONE BOWL HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE.
- Instead of Cool Whip Whipped Topping, you can make homemade whipped cream. Just whisk together 2 cups (1 pint) heavy whipping cream with 3 tablespoons of sugar and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract and whip until soft peaks begin to form. Then proceed with the recipe as written.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- devil's food cake mix
- (ingredients needed to make cake: eggs, oil and water
- caramel ice cream topping
- Snickers candy bars
- whipped topping (Cool Whip)
- chocolate and caramel syrup, for topping
HOW TO MAKE SNICKERS POKE CAKE:
Prepare cake according to box directions. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, begin poking holes into the cake, using a fork. You want the holes big enough for the caramel sauce to get down into. I'm using this meat fork that makes nice size holes. If all you have is a regular fork, then as you poke the fork down, twist it just a little to make a larger hole.
Pour jarred caramel sauce over warm cake.
Using the back of a spoon or an offset spatula, spread sauce and gently push it down into the holes.
Now, let the cake cool completely before moving onto the next step. Once the cake is cooled, start preparing the topping. Chop up the 3 Snickers bars into bite size pieces.
Add chopped Snickers to thawed whipped topping.
Stir well. Then spread topping onto cooled cake.
Then drizzle cake with chocolate and caramel syrup. I just did a zig-zag pattern.
Then slice and serve!
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Snickers Poke Cake (+Video)
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box devil's food cake mix
- ingredients needed to make cake: eggs, oil and water
- 1 jar caramel ice cream topping
- 3 Snickers candy bars
- 8 ounce tub whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed
- chocolate and caramel syrup, for drizzling on top of finished cake
Instructions
- Prepare cake according to box directions.
- As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, begin poking holes into the cake, using a fork. You want the holes big enough for the caramel sauce to get down into.
- Pour jarred caramel sauce over warm cake.
- Using the back of a spoon or an offset spatula, spread sauce and gently push it down into the holes.
- Let the cake cool completely before moving onto the next step. Once the cake is cooled, start preparing the topping.
- Chop up the 3 Snickers bars into bite size pieces. Add chopped Snickers to thawed whipped topping. Stir well.
- Then spread topping onto cooled cake.
- Drizzle cake with chocolate and caramel syrup.
- Slice and serve!
Video
Notes
- Any chocolate cake mix flavor will work for this cake. If you want to make a homemade chocolate cake, try my recipe for ONE BOWL HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE.
- Instead of Cool Whip Whipped Topping, you can make homemade whipped cream. Just whisk together 2 cups (1 pint) heavy whipping cream with 3 tablespoons of sugar and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract and whip until soft peaks begin to form. Then proceed with the recipe as written.
Nutrition
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Trudy McFall
Luuuv poke cakes!
Karla
This is my son’s requested birthday cake every year!!!!
Just made it again and it couldn’t be simpler to make. Oh, and did I mention how delicious it is??
Brandie @ The Country Cook
This makes my day to read!! Thank you so much Karla and Happy Birthday to your son!
Kim D
Can you make cake the night before and then chill in fridge-- dress it the next day?
Denise Hanson
I use a straw to poke my holes. The bigger the better. Then you can just throw it away when done. After you squeeze out the cake and eat it!
Anonymous
Wonder what would happen if you cut up a couple more Snickers bars and put them in the cake batter also?
Josie
I made this exactly to your recipe - perfection! Thank you! Everyone loved it!
Pat in MO
I made your Snickers Cake last week-end to take to my Granddaughter's Graduation Party. There were lots of desserts there but mine was gone in a flash. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe.
Elizabeth S.
This was delicious. Love all your recipes keep them coming
Melissa Bo
I love Snickers!! =)
this cake looks absolutely delicious!
Pinning to my Cake Board!
Thanks for sharing!
Shanna Durand
Definitely making this weekend! Just wondering if it need to be refrigerated because of the topping?
Shannon
Snickers Cake?!?!?! Oh my goodness, this looks so amazing. Perfect for a family gathering, like maybe fourth of July?!?! Oh, I'm putting this on my "baking for the Fourth" list.
Elizabeth
You have the best recipes I have ever come across. You make me shine when I cook for family and friends, especially the cakes. Delicious and so easy to make. I'm sure glad I'm part of "the country cook" blog.
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Elizabeth, thank you so very much for that! It makes all the work with it just to know someone is enjoying them! 🙂
Cassie
Your recipes are the bomb keep'em coming.
Brandie @ The Country Cook
So sweet - thank you so much!
Marsha Baker
There's NO way in the world to go wrong with all these magnificent flavors! I.WANT.SOME!!! Thanks for sharing your creativity with the rest of us....I gain a lb. or two just gazing at your beautiful cake creations!
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Mrs. B. you always make my day with your sweet comments. Thank you so much! Hope you love this one if you try it!
Pamela
I love a good candy cake, especially this one! 🙂
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Pamela! I obviously love them too - haha. I hope you love this one if you decide to give it a try 🙂