Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake recipe is a decadent cake with lots of cinnamon and cream cheese frosting. Enjoy everything you love about cinnamon rolls in a quick and easy poke cake!
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What is a Poke Cake?
A poke cake is a type of cake recipe where you poke holes all over the cake after baking. The holes are filled with a delicious mixture that is poured over the cake and gets into every last inch of the cake.
Recipes vary but the filling can be a pudding mixture, fruit, sweetened condensed milk and more. This is a very easy recipe.
Ingredients
Cake
- White Cake Mix. You will also need the ingredients on the box and prepare according to package.
- Brown Sugar. You can also use The Best Brown Sugar Substitutes.
Frosting
- Cream Cheese. Soften this at room temperature before using.
- Powdered Sugar. You may need to sift the powdered sugar if lumpy.
Get the complete ingredient list and full recipe at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
How to make Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake
- Step 1. Preheat the oven and spray the 9x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Step 2. Make and Bake the Cake. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Pour cake batter into prepared pan. Bake cake as directed on the package.
Step 3. Prepare the Cinnamon Roll Topping. While the cake is baking, stir together melted butter, brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and cinnamon. Set aside.
Step 4. Poke holes in the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon.
Step 5. Pour Cinnamon Mixture over cake. Carefully spread all over the top of the cake.
Step 6. Allow the cake to cool at room temperature.
Step 7. While the cake cools, make the frosting. Beat together cream cheese and butter until combined with a hand mixer. Gradually add the powdered sugar and milk until combined.
Step 8. Continue Mixing until the homemade cream cheese frosting is the desired consistency.
Step 9. Spread the frosting on the cake.
Step 10. Serve and enjoy.
FAQs
This is the perfect dessert to serve for guest or a family night in. It is a crowd pleaser since it is so easy to make. You can serve the cake warm with a scoop of ice cream or topped with whipped cream.
I love to have it in the morning with my coffee or hot tea.
You can use any flavor of cake that you prefer. Vanilla or yellow cake mix would be an amazing cake mix option.
Cover the cake or store inside an airtight container. Place in the fridge up to 3 days.
We used the end of a wooden spoon. This is perfect because the holes are the perfect size to allow the delicious cinnamon mixture to get into the cake. However, you can use a fork or really anything that you have on hand.ย
Allow to cool on the counter for a few minutes, then put into the fridge to fully cool and set up. ย This is a very simple cake recipe and so easy to make with just a few ingredients.ย
Yes, that is why we love Poke Cake Recipes. The are the perfect dessert to make ahead of time. We actually think they taste better if they are prepared 2-2 days ahead of time.
More Easy Poke Cake Recipes
- Banana Pudding Poke Cake Recipe
- Lemon Poke Cake Recipe
- Strawberry Poke Cake Recipe
- Boston Cream Poke Cake Recipe
- Butterfinger Cake
Please try this recipe and come back and leave a comment. I love hearing from you.
Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake
Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 15.25 oz white cake mix prepared according to package
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- FROSTING:
- 8 ounce package cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish. Prepare cake mix according to package. Bake.
- While the cake is baking, stir together butter, brown sugar, condensed milk, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes in the cake
- Pour filling mixture over warm cake, gently spreading as necessary.
- Let cake cool to room temperature.
- To make the frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter until combined.
- Add powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon milk and vanilla. Beat together until well-combined.
- Mix in additional milk to desired consistency.
- Spread frosting over room temperature cake.
- Enjoy at room temperature, or chill and enjoy cold.
- Cover and chill any leftovers.
This was so good. We loved it.
Thank you so much!
Easy! My son’s favorite!
Easy! My son loves it!
I decided to give this poke cake a try !!!!i had never made one itโs so easy to make and delicious!!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it – We love it too!
Is it possible to cut the Cake in half after you’ve put the cinnamon sugar mixture and spread around and fill the holes in to cut the Cake in half and freeze half? I’m a family of two and one large cake is just more than what we need to be eating at one time. Thanks
I haven’t tried that but I would think it would work.