Real Strawberry Poke Cake
The recipe Real Strawberry Poke Cake can be made in around 45 minutes. This recipe serves 6. This dessert has 431 calories, 9g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. For $1.11 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Foodista. 1 person were glad they tried this recipe. Mother's Day will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of salt, baking powder, strawberries, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 36%, which is not so excellent. Pumpkin Poke Cake (with real pumpkin!), Best Ever Strawberry Poke Cake, and Strawberry Poke Cake are very similar to this recipe.
- Serves: 6
- Time: 45 Mins
- Category: dessert
- Health Rating: 4.0
Ingredients
| Image | Name | Qty | Metric | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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all purpose flour | 125.0 | grams | None |
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baking powder | 0.767 | teaspoons | None |
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egg whites | 1.0 | large | None |
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heavy cream | 238.0 | milliliters | None |
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lemon juice | 0.667 | teaspoons | None |
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milk | 854.0 | milliliters | None |
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salt | 0.167 | teaspoons | None |
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strawberries | 288.0 | grams | None |
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plus 2 t. strawberry-flavored jell-o powder | 1.0 | Tbsp | None |
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sugar | 1.0 | Tbsp | None |
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butter | 6.086 | Tbsps | None |
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vanilla extract | 0.323 | teaspoons | None |
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water | 236.588 | milliliters | None |
all purpose flour
Qty: 125.0
Metric: grams
Price: None
baking powder
Qty: 0.767
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None
egg whites
Qty: 1.0
Metric: large
Price: None
heavy cream
Qty: 238.0
Metric: milliliters
Price: None
lemon juice
Qty: 0.667
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None
milk
Qty: 854.0
Metric: milliliters
Price: None
salt
Qty: 0.167
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None
strawberries
Qty: 288.0
Metric: grams
Price: None
plus 2 t. strawberry-flavored jell-o powder
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Tbsp
Price: None
sugar
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Tbsp
Price: None
butter
Qty: 6.086
Metric: Tbsps
Price: None
vanilla extract
Qty: 0.323
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None
water
Qty: 236.588
Metric: milliliters
Price: None
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the cake: Preheat oven to 350 f. Grease and flour a 8x8-inch baking dish.
Ingredients:
- all purpose flour
Equipment:
- baking pan
- oven
Step 2: Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Ingredients:
- baking powder
- all purpose flour
- salt
Equipment:
- bowl
Step 3: Whisk milk, vanilla and egg whites in a measuring cup. Using an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Ingredients:
- egg whites
- vanilla
- butter
- sugar
- milk
Equipment:
- hand mixer
- measuring cup
- whisk
- bowl
Step 4: Add in the flour mixture and milk mixture alternately, thoroughly mixing after each addition (about 30 seconds). Give the batter a final stir with a rubber spatula and scrape into the prepared pan.
Ingredients:
- all purpose flour
- milk
Equipment:
- spatula
- frying pan
Step 5: Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool the cake completely in the pan.Make the berry topping: In a saucepan, heat 1 1/2 c. of the frozen berries, 1 T. sugar, lemon juice and water over medium-low heat. Cover and cook until the strawberries are softened, about 10 minutes. Strain the liquid in to a bowl, reserving the solids, then whisk the Jell-O powder into the liquid.
Ingredients:
- strawberries
- lemon juice
- berries
- sugar
- water
Equipment:
- toothpicks
- oven
- sauce pan
- whisk
- bowl
- frying pan
Step 6: Let the syrup cool to room temperature, at least 20 minutes.Using a skewer, poke 25-30 holes evenly into the cooled cake, twisting the skewer to make a clean hole, but being sure not to poke all the way through the bottom of the cake. Evenly pour the syrup over the top of the cake. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the gelatin is set, at least 3 hours.Pulse the reserved strawberry solids, 1 T. sugar and the remaining 1/2 c. berries in a food processor until it's a jam-like consistency.
Ingredients:
- strawberries
- berries
- gelatin
- sugar
- syrup
- wrap
- jam
Equipment:
- food processor
- plastic wrap
- skewers
Step 7: Spread this evenly over the chilled cake. In a medium bowl combine heavy cream, the remaining 2 t. of the strawberry Jell-O powder and 1 T sugar.
Ingredients:
- strawberry jello
- heavy cream
- spread
- sugar
Equipment:
- bowl
Step 8: Let it sit for a few minutes to dissolve the gelatin. Then beat the cream to soft peaks.
Ingredients:
- gelatin
- cream
Step 9: Spread the whipped cream over the strawberries.
Ingredients:
- whipped cream
- strawberries
- spread
Step 10: Serve.
Dietary Information
Nutrition Facts
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 431.47 kcal | 21.57% |
| Fat | 30.76 g | 47.32% |
| Saturated Fat | 19.11 g | 119.41% |
| Carbohydrates | 31.08 g | 10.36% |
| Net Carbohydrates | 29.55 g | 10.75% |
| Sugar | 13.59 g | 15.1% |
| Cholesterol | 92.43 mg | 30.81% |
| Sodium | 440.22 mg | 19.14% |
| Alcohol | 0.24 g | 100.0% |
| Alcohol % | 0.1 % | 100.0% |
| Protein | 9.09 g | 18.17% |
| Vitamin C | 29.11 mg | 35.28% |
| Calcium | 307.48 mg | 30.75% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.42 mg | 24.42% |
| Phosphorus | 240.43 mg | 24.04% |
| Vitamin A | 1174.4 IU | 23.49% |
| Selenium | 12.49 µg | 17.84% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.26 mg | 17.61% |
| Manganese | 0.34 mg | 16.87% |
| Vitamin D | 2.41 µg | 16.09% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.86 µg | 14.35% |
| Folate | 52.25 µg | 13.06% |
| Potassium | 362.51 mg | 10.36% |
| Magnesium | 32.59 mg | 8.15% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.81 mg | 8.12% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.61 mg | 8.03% |
| Iron | 1.39 mg | 7.7% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.13 mg | 6.7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.92 mg | 6.13% |
| Fiber | 1.53 g | 6.12% |
| Zinc | 0.91 mg | 6.08% |
| Vitamin K | 3.81 µg | 3.63% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 3.56% |
