Sugar & Soul

Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake

26 Comments

Pin
Share
Yum
Stumble
+1
Email
This Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is so sweet and delicious, you’ll never want any other carrot cake again! Baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a fluffy frosting and drenched in caramel sauce.
This Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is so sweet and delicious, you'll never want any other carrot cake again! Baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a fluffy frosting and drenched in caramel sauce.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter or at least a great day with their families! I know most associate Carrot Cake with Easter, but I think it’s a great dessert that can be served all year round! This particular Carrot Cake is a Poke Cake which means it’s had holes poked in it and then drenched in Sweetened Condensed Milk. Then it’s topped with frosting and in this case Sea Salt Caramel Sauce from Stonewall Kitchen and some chopped pecans.
 
This Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is so sweet and delicious, you'll never want any other carrot cake again! Baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a fluffy frosting and drenched in caramel sauce.
I had never made or had a Poke Cake before this one and now I understand why they are so popular, they’re incredibly moist and delicious and let’s just try to forget about the fact that they’re pretty much waistline suicide.
This Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is so sweet and delicious, you'll never want any other carrot cake again! Baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a fluffy frosting and drenched in caramel sauce.
If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, then you know I have a slight obsession with Stonewall Kitchen products. I was super excited to partner with them again for a Spring/Summer Series after the Fall/Winter Series was so successful! You might remember my Banoffee Pie and Wild Maine Blueberry Pancakes in a Jar which were pretty popular. 
This Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is so sweet and delicious, you'll never want any other carrot cake again! Baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a fluffy frosting and drenched in caramel sauce.
Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake

A fun and delicious twist on the classic carrot cake!

Save RecipeSave Recipe
Print Recipe

Ingredients

    Cake:
  • 1 box Carrot Cake Mix
  • 1 package Instant Vanilla Pudding
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 1/2 cups Chopped Pecans (Optional)
  • 14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk
    • Frosting:
  • 2 cups Heavy Cream
  • 1/3 cup Instant Cheesecake Pudding
  • 1/2 cup Confectioners' Sugar
    • Topping:
  • Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Caramel Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat 350 F.
  2. Combine cake ingredients except for Sweetened Condensed Milk and mix until combined.
  3. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
  4. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
  5. Let cake cool completely. Do not remove cake from pan, it cannot stand on its own.
  6. Once cake has cooled, use a skewer to evenly poke the cake about 25 - 40 times.
  7. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the cake and let set over night.
  8. Once cake has set, whip together frosting ingredients until light and fluffy, evenly spread frosting over the cake.
  9. Heat opened Sea Salt Caramel Sauce jar in the microwave for 20 - 30 seconds.
  10. Pour Sea Salt Caramel Sauce over the frosting and top it with chopped pecans.
7.6.4
667
https://www.sugarandsoul.co/sea-salt-caramel-carrot-cake-poke-cake/
This Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is so sweet and delicious, you'll never want any other carrot cake again! Baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a fluffy frosting and drenched in caramel sauce.
The Sea Salt Caramel Sauce was the perfect touch to this cake, the combination of sweet and salty was so delicious. I loved the way everything came together and the slight crunch of the pecans was great for the texture of the cake. Everyone loved this cake and I think almost everyone had seconds!
This Sea Salt Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is so sweet and delicious, you'll never want any other carrot cake again! Baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk, then topped with a fluffy frosting and drenched in caramel sauce.
You might also like:
boozy-kahlua-chocolate-poke-cake-recipe-9
oreo-poke-cake-recipe-9
banana-split-poke-cake-recipe-4
Pin
Share
Yum
Stumble
+1
Email

Reader Interactions

Comments

    • Just the dry pudding mix! Enjoy!
      Reply

      • Hi Pat, if you're not going to eat it right away than I would definitely store it in the fridge, but make sure to remove it an hour or so before consuming so it can come back to room temp.
        Reply

    • I'm sure you can, I don't have a recipe myself but there are a lot out there!
      Reply

    • I didn't, but it won't hurt!
      Reply

    • It's the 3.4, the smaller standard box. Make sure it's instant. Enjoy!
      Reply

  5. Hi I made this cake exactly as noted however the cake came out very dense, it was very yummy but I wanted it to look like the picture, any suggestions? I made my own caramel sauce, the frosting was good, different tasting due to the pudding, I think the entire recipe layered a lot of great flavors, I am wondering if the "poke" step could be left out ? I won our family holiday bake off too! Thanks for posting this recipe....
    Reply

    • Hmmm... I'm not sure. I've made it several times and it's always moist and fluffy, definitely heavy though. How long did the condensed milk sit before serving. You could definitely leave it out next time! The homemade caramel sauce sounds like an amazing addition!
      Reply

  6. Absolutely Delicious! I poked with a straw instead of a skewer & also didn't let it sit over night ( I had missed reading this step and had planned for making for a dinner party later in the evening) I poured the condensed milk while the cake was still hot and let sit in the fridge for 2 hours to cool. I must have done something wrong with the topping since it didn't get fluffy. Luckily, I had some Cool whip in the freezer which I think was a great topping with such a sweet cake. Thanks for your recipe. I indent to make again with no changes as Im certain it will be that much better.
    Reply

    • I'm so glad you enjoyed it, sorry to hear the frosting didn't fluff up. It's the same base recipe I use for almost all of my others. What kinda of pudding did you use?
      Reply

  7. I used Vanilla instant pudding since I couldn't find cheesecake pudding. I figured they are made the same, just a different flavor. Is the cheesecake pudding A thicker pudding?
    Reply

    • Nope, I've used the cheesecake before too. I usually use Jello-O brand. They Hershey's brand doesn't work as well.
      Reply

      • Thanks for the tips. I intend to make this again since it was so delish, I'll make sure to email if my topping fails me again (though, it's probably just me :)
        Reply

  8. Looks delicious. I intend to make it for a family gathering next weekend. If making my own caramel sauce, should I add some sea salt to it?
    Reply

  9. I made this and it was delicious. I had trouble with the frosting. We don't have heavy cream here so I found a recipe for it and made 2 cups. Added the rest of the ingredients and whipped. Problem is the frosting was real runny and my caramel sauce ran off. Can you help me with what i did wrong. Thank You for the recipe, it was still great.
    Reply

Trackbacks

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *