Description
Classic Peanut Butter and Jelly Poke Cake brings nostalgic childhood flavors to dessert lovers. Sweet layers of moist cake, creamy peanut butter filling, and fruity jelly create a delightful treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz / 432 g) yellow or white cake mix (plus ingredients needed per package)
- 1 cup grape or strawberry jelly
- 1 cup (250 g) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (250 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk (more as needed)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup grape or strawberry jelly (warmed slightly for drizzling)
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts (optional)
Instructions
- Cake Foundation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare cake mix in a rectangular baking dish following package instructions.
- Cooling and Perforating: After baking, let cake rest for 10 minutes, then create uniform channels using a wooden spoon handle or straw at one-inch intervals.
- Jelly Infusion: Microwave jelly for 30 seconds until fluid, then methodically pour into perforated channels, ensuring complete cake saturation.
- Frosting Preparation: Blend softened peanut butter and butter until smooth, gradually mixing in powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until achieving a light, spreadable consistency.
- Cake Finishing: Once cake is completely cooled, spread peanut butter frosting evenly across the surface, then artfully drizzle remaining warmed jelly and create marbled patterns with a knife.
- Garnishing and Serving: Optionally sprinkle chopped peanuts over the cake for added texture, then slice into neat squares to showcase the classic peanut butter and jelly flavor profile.
Notes
- Hole Precision: Create uniform, evenly spaced holes about one inch apart to ensure consistent jelly distribution throughout the cake’s interior.
- Jelly Temperature Control: Warm jelly briefly in the microwave to achieve perfect pouring consistency without overheating, which could compromise the cake’s texture.
- Frosting Consistency Tip: Gradually add milk and powdered sugar to achieve a spreadable frosting texture, adjusting ingredients carefully to prevent runny or too-stiff results.
- Cooling Critical: Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting to prevent melting and ensure a clean, professional-looking final presentation.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg