Shortcut Strawberry Poke Cake
So, sometimes I am lazy. I like to take shortcuts, anything that will make my day to day life a bit easier. If I had all of the time in the world with no other responsibilities, I would prepare everything from scratch. If I had a ton of money, I would buy the finest ingredients and try out recipes with names that I can’t pronounce. Actually, no..I probably wouldn’t do either of those things. 🙂 I would still use shortcuts, and the food would still be delicious. For an end of summer treat, I made a Shortcut Strawberry Poke Cake.
I saw a similar recipe that began with a “made from scratch” vanilla cake in a rectangular baking pan. As I walked into Dillons (local supermarket) to purchase the needed ingredients, I noticed a huge display of bakery fresh bundt cakes for a price much cheaper than the ingredients would have cost me. Easy decision..I purchased a vanilla bundt cake and planned to adjust the rest of the recipe accordingly.
Once home, I sat the cake on the counter and informed my husband that I would be using that cake to make a fancy dessert . Fast forward several hours…
Not again!
I washed and cut up my fresh strawberries, prepared the strawberry puree in the blender, and went to grab the cake. It looked like this..
Yes, my husband cut and ate a slice before I could do anything with the cake at all! WHY?? I specifically told him that I had plans for it, because I know how long anything lasts in this house. It took everything in me to hold myself back from throwing another tantrum as I did with the ice cream fiasco a few weeks ago. I must have somehow made him feel guilty, though, because he ran to the store and bought another cake (so much for saving money).
After I made the recipe (which is fantastic, by the way), I cut a slice and took a picture for the recipe post. My husband did point out to me that I chose to take a picture of the cake with a missing piece anyway, and we could have just used the other cake. Ooops! The cake was great, but I will say that I think the whole “poke cake” process works much better in a rectangular pan instead of a bundt cake. I’ll remember this for future reference. Enjoy.
Shortcut Strawberry Poke Cake
Using a few shortcuts makes this end of summer treat a delicious and easy dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 vanilla cake baked
- 1 tub whipped topping (or can make homemade)
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1.5 lbs fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
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Puree one pound strawberries and sugar in blender. Save and slice remaining strawberries for topping.
2. Poke holes all over the cake using the end of a wooden spoon or like object.
3. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake, assuring that it seeps into the holes.
4. Put pureed strawberry mixture in saucepan and bring to a boil.
5. Remove strawberry sauce from heat and pour over cake, assuring that it also seeps into holes.
6. Refrigerate cake for 20-30 minutes.
7. After removing cake from fridge, spread whipped cream over entire cake. Add sliced fresh strawberries to the top of cake.
Cut, serve, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Softened cream cheese (8 oz) can be blended into whipped cream topping if desired.
