Description
Butterfinger candy bar poke cake delivers a delightful dessert experience with rich chocolate and crunchy candy pieces. Sweet layers of moist cake and creamy filling provide a memorable treat you will want to share with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box cake mix (chocolate or yellow)
- 14 oz / 397 g sweetened condensed milk
- 8 oz / 226 g Cool Whip (or 2 cups whipped cream)
- 4 butterfinger candy bars
- ½ cup caramel sauce
- ½ cup hot fudge sauce (optional)
- ¼ cup caramel sauce (for drizzling)
- ¼ cup chocolate sauce (for drizzling, optional)
- Ingredients listed on cake mix box
Instructions
- Cake Preparation: Bake chocolate cake in a rectangular pan according to package instructions, aiming for even golden edges and consistent texture.
- Perforation Process: While cake remains warm, create strategic deep holes across the entire surface using a wooden spoon handle to establish liquid absorption channels.
- Liquid Infusion: Methodically pour sweetened condensed milk over the perforated cake, allowing complete penetration into every crevice and internal pathway.
- Flavor Enhancement: Artfully distribute caramel and chocolate sauces across the cake’s surface, ensuring thorough seepage into the carefully constructed holes to amplify moisture and complexity.
- Cooling and Integration: Let the cake rest until completely cooled, enabling liquid ingredients to harmonize and stabilize within the delicate cake structure.
- Topping Application: Spread a smooth, voluminous layer of whipped topping uniformly across the cake, creating an elegant, cloud-like foundation.
- Candy Embellishment: Crush Butterfinger candy bars into rustic fragments and generously scatter the golden, crispy pieces over the whipped topping for textural contrast.
- Final Decoration: Execute an additional decorative flourish by drizzling complementary caramel and chocolate sauces in elegant, intersecting patterns.
- Chilling Stage: Refrigerate the cake for 1-2 hours, allowing flavors to meld and the dessert to set into a perfectly chilled, decadent presentation.
Notes
- Hole Precision: Poke deep, even holes across the entire cake to ensure uniform sauce distribution and maximum flavor absorption.
- Temperature Control: Cool the cake completely after adding liquid ingredients to prevent soggy texture and maintain structural integrity.
- Candy Bar Crushing: Break Butterfinger bars into varied sizes for textural contrast, avoiding overly fine powder or large chunks.
- Chill for Perfection: Refrigerate the cake for recommended time to allow flavors to meld and create a cohesive, indulgent dessert experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg