Kahlua Chocolate Poke Cake

This Kahlua Chocolate Poke Cake is a chocolate cake that’s baked in, soaked in, and frosted with Kahlua. It’s the ultimate boozy dessert!

You can finally have your cake and drink it too! This delicious cake recipe is perfect for parties and everyone always loves it! It gets RAVE reviews! People also enjoy my Irish Cream Poke Cake!

If you love boozy desserts, you HAVE to try this Kahlua Chocolate Poke Cake!

My husband thinks I have a problem when it comes to making desserts. In fact, he thinks I have several, them being:

1. I consume too many of them.
2. I make too many of them.
3. I tend to go a little over the top when I make them, like my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake for example.

But honestly, how could something like this Kahlua Chocolate Poke Cake be a problem? I just don’t see how it’s possible, especially if you like boozy desserts. And trust me, this one is boooooozy!

How Boozy Is It?

This cake is loaded up with 1 1/2 cups of Kahlua and definitely shouldn’t be served to the kiddos! There’s a 1/2 cup baked into the cake, a 1/2 cup soaked into the cake, and a 1/2 cup of it in the frosting, needless to say, it’s a feel-good kind of dessert!

What Is A Poke Cake?

If you’ve never had a poke cake, it’s basically a sheet cake that’s been baked and then had holes poked into it and had some sort of liquid poured over it, in this case, Kahlua and sweetened condensed milk. The cake absorbs all of the liquid and makes for a super moist and delicious sweet treat.

If you’re into boozy desserts, you’re going to go crazy over this cake. It’s rich, sweet, and hits all the right notes. And when you’ve had one of those weeks where you just need a drink and some chocolate, this cake will save you.

How To Make It

1. Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F and spraying a 9×13-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large bowl or stand mixer, combined all of the cake ingredients until fully mixed and pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick comes clean from center of the cake. Remove from oven and poke holes in the cake with the handle of a wooden spoon or a skewer. 
3. Then, in a medium bowl, combine the Kahlua and sweetened condensed milk until combined.
4. Pour liquid mixture over the cake. Allow the cake to soak and cool.
5. Finally, once the cake has cooled, beat all of the frosting ingredients in a large bowl or stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Frost the cake and top with chocolate sprinkles if desired.

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More Delicious Poke Cakes!

• Coconut Poke Cake
• Butterbeer Poke Cake
• Banana Split Poke Cake
• Easy Oreo Poke Cake
• German Chocolate Poke Cake

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Kahlua Chocolate Poke Cake

Rebecca Hubbell

This Kahlua Chocolate Poke Cake is a chocolate cake that’s baked in, soaked in, and frosted with Kahlua. It’s the ultimate boozy dessert!

4.86 from 21 votes

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Cooling Time 1 hr

Total Time 2 hrs

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 15 people

Calories 638

Ingredients

  

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Cake:

• 1 Box Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
• 3.9 oz package Jell-O Instant Chocolate Fudge OR Vanilla Pudding
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup Kahlua
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 1½ cup mini chocolate chips

Liquid:

• 1/2 cup Kahlua
• 12 oz. sweetened condensed milk

Frosting:

• 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup Kahlua
• 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1/3 cup instant chocolate fudge Jell-O pudding mix dry

Optional:

• Chocolate Sprinkles

Instructions

 

Cake:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl or stand mixer, combined all of the cake ingredients until fully mixed and pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick comes clean from center of the cake. Remove from oven and poke holes in the cake with the handle of a wooden spoon or a skewer. 

Liquid:

• In a medium bowl, combine the Kahlua and sweetened condensed milk until combined.
• Pour liquid mixture over the cake. Allow the cake to soak and cool.

Frosting:

• Once the cake has cooled, beat all ingredients in a large bowl or stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Frost cake and top with chocolate sprinkles if desired.

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Nutrition

Calories: 638kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 6gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 470mgPotassium: 252mgFiber: 1gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 625IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 1.9mg

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