Chocolate sheet pan poke cake
This is the best cake I have ever made and I hope you, your family, and friends enjoy making and eating this delicious cake.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup soften salted butter (2 sticks)
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup boiling water
Chocolate icing:
- ¾ cup soften salted butter (1 ½ sticks)
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups powder sugar (1 lb)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup heavy cream
Caramel filling:
- 1-2 (12.25-24.50 oz) Smucker’s caramel topping jar
Instructions
Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Butter an 18x13 baking pan. Then line the pan with parchment paper. Also, butter the parchment paper too, set aside.
- In a large bowl mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In another large bowl with a hand mixer beat the butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Until all is combined
- Next, add in 1 egg and mix until all is incorporated.
- Repeat with the last egg.
- To the butter mixture add half of the dry ingredients alternating with milk.
- Mix until all dry ingredients and milk are incorporated.
- Now add the water a bit at a time.
- Pour the cake mixture into the prepared pan and spread it evenly as possible.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the cake is completely baked.
- Allow the cake to cool off completely before decorating.
Chocolate icing:
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer beat the butter for 2 minutes.
- Next, add in the salt and mix for 30 seconds.
- Add in the cocoa powder, powder sugar, and heavy cream a bit at a time.
- Set aside the mixture for now.
Caramel filling:
- First, remove the cap from the caramel container.
- Place the caramel in the microwave.
- Heat for 25-35 seconds or until the caramel is easy to play with.
- Give a quick stir and it is time for decoration.
Assembly:
- Next, use a straw and make 35 holes in the cake.
- Pour the caramel all over where the holes are.
- You can add more caramel if you want a sweet cake.
- You can add more caramel if you want. Two jars will make this an over-the-top caramel cake delight.
- You can decorate this amazing cake however you want.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
Decorations:
For me, I like to sprinkle some golden sprinkles all over the cake.
