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    Easter Poke Cake

    Published: Mar 13, 2019 · Modified: Mar 29, 2022 by Kim Strawn This post may contain affiliate links. 1 Comment

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    Easter Poke Cake is a twist on regular White Texas Sheet Cake. A simple cake recipe you can make for your Easter gathering! Sprinkled with pastel M&M's, this cake will be a delight for your family and friends.

    piece of Easter poke cake on a white plate
    Creamy frosting on top of a sweet and delicious cake.

    Easter Poke Cake starts with a basic White Texas Sheet Cake and somewhere in the middle finds a creamy filling. Then, when no one is looking, gets topped with a delicious white frosting and pastel M&M's for that oh-so-necessary chocolate craving.

    Do I have you interested, yet?

    I would hope so.

    To add the to the Easter-y thought of this cake, you could, COULD add dyed green coconut. I didn't because, well, coconut is mostly banned in this house.

    However, if you want to sprinkle the top with the green coconut, you can check out this tutorial here.  It is very simple to do and it adds a splash of color (and flavor) to your Easter cakes.

    What makes White Texas Sheet Cake Different?

    It typically is served in a jelly roll style pan like this one. It also is incredibly moist. The boiling of the butter, oil and water then having that hot mixture poured on the flour is what sets this type of cake apart.

    There is a White Texas Sheet Cake and a Texas Sheet Cake. The Texas Sheet Cake is chocolate. Here is a recipe for a Texas Sheet Cake. If you would like a Mocha Chocolate Cake, here is a recipe.

    Instructions

    Easter poke cake is made with a basic white Texas sheet cake except I put it in a normal cake pan like this one. After baking, you poke holes in the cake and fill it with sweetened condensed milk. (My husband could drink this milk right out of the can!)

    The baking of this cake takes only about 15 minutes and the rest comes together easily.

    Melted butter in a medium saucepan
    Melt the butter completely.

    Melt together butter, oil and water until brought to a full boil.

    Flour mixture in a mixing bowl
    Stir all ingredients completely.

    Pour the boiling mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix together the rest of the ingredients and bake. After baking, let the cake cool on the counter for about 30 minutes.

    Easter Poke Cake in cake pan
    Use a wooden spoon handle or another utensil to pole holes in the cake.

    Then poke holes into the cake (where ever you want them works). It doesn't have to be consist though you do want them throughout the cake.

    After you poke the holes in the cake, pour the sweetened condensed milk over top the cake. Let it rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

    Make up the frosting and pour on top. Sprinkle chopped M&M's on top. Let sit in fridge for about 30 minutes.

    There is a lot of resting/cooling time, but the cake itself comes together so easily and in little time. Prepare this cake for your Easter celebration. It'll be a hit!

    Need Easter recipes? Try: Peeps Parfait

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    cake with white frosting and M&M's on top

    Easter Poke Cake

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    5 from 1 vote
    This Easter Poke Cake with sweetened condensed milk filling and M&M's on top makes a great Easter dessert addition to your dinner celebration.
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword Easter, White Texas Sheet Cake
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 17 minutes minutes
    Resting Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time 2 hours hours 2 minutes minutes
    Servings 18 servings
    Calories 362kcal
    Author Kim Strawn
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    Ingredients

    • ½ c margarine
    • ½ c vegetable oil
    • 1 c water
    • 2 ⅔ c all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ c sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ⅔ c milk or almond milk
    • ½ c sweetened condensed milk

    For The Frosting

    • 2 ½ c powdered sugar
    • ¼ c margarine melted
    • 3 T water

    Topping

    • 1 c M&M candies chopped

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350*
    • In a medium saucepan, melt ½ cup margarine, oil and water and bring to boil
    • In a mixing bowl, stir together flour and sugar. Add the boiling mixture. Stir
    • Stir in eggs, vanilla, baking soda, salt and milk. Pour into a greased 9x13 cake pan. 
    • Bake at 350* for 17-20 minutes or until cake tests done
    • Remove from oven and let cool on counter for 30 minutes
    • Poke holes (see pictures above) in cake
    • Pour sweetened condensed milk into the holes until all the holes are filled. You won't use the whole can (it will be about ½ cup)
    • Refrigerate for 30 minutes 
    • Whisk together powdered sugar, melted margarine and water
    • Pour over cooled cake
    • Sprinkle chopped pastel M&M's. Serve

    Nutrition

    Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Cake with frosting and M&M's on top.

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    1. Kim says

      March 19, 2019 at 6:52 pm

      Whoops! Thanks for asking! I just updated the recipe to say it was a 9x13 cake pan. Sorry about that. :-)

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    Kim Strawn owner of Baking With Mom.

    Hey There, I'm Kim! I am the owner and recipe creator here at Baking With Mom. I'm also a mom to 4 growing kids so I understand busy! Here you will find recipes that are quick, delicious and can get on the table fast. Read more about me.

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