This delicious Peanut Butter Poke Cake features chopped candy bars, caramel, chocolate, and more! It is a peanut butter lover’s dream come true! Every bite is a tasty explosion of yummy flavor!
If peanut butter desserts make you weak in the knees, you will love this easy dessert recipe. It is pretty easy to bake up and requires common pantry staples you might even have on-hand.
I always tend to have items like boxed cake mix on-hand. Making desserts with doctored mix is my specialty. You might even like this Pistachio Cake or these Cake Mix cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix *You will prepare according to box and will need your water, eggs, oil, etc.
- 1/2 + 3 tbsps cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 ounces caramel sauce
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
- 1 1/2Â cups Reese’s cups
- 3 tbsps chocolate sauce
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate morsels
How to Make Peanut Butter Poke Cake
Bake your cake according to the package instructions. I used a 9 x 13 glass Pyrex dish. You can line it with parchment if you want to remove it from the pan and re-plate it.
Once baked, it must cool fully before you add the sweet and creamy peanut butter mixture.
After it cools, poke 60 holes in it using a straw and add the mixture (see recipe card below).
Allow it to cool in the fridge once again before frosting.
Once cooled, frost and add the peanut butter cups and toppings.
You can omit any topping you might not have on hand as long as the whipped topping and cups remain.
Tips for the Easiest Poke Cake
Allowing this to fully cool before adding the whipped topping is probably the most crucial tip.
Also, making sure to add ample holes for the mixture to seep through is important. Try not to poke holes too close to the edge or you will have a hard time getting an even slice.
A rubber spatula helps to make sure the sweet mixture gets in the holes nicely.
This recipe was inspired by this Taste of Home recipe.
More Peanut Butter Desserts
Peanut Butter Poke Cake
Equipment
- 9 x 13 glass baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix *Bake according to box and will need your water, eggs, oil, etc.
- 1/2 + 3 tbsps cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 ounces caramel sauce
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
- 1 1/2 cups peanut butter cups
- 3 tbsps chocolate sauce
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate morsels
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray your 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Add cake mix + ingredients to a large bowl.
- Mix thoroughly until no lumps are in the batter.
- Pour batter into in the dish and bake according to the box instructions.
- Once baked, allow to cool for 1 hour before the next steps.
- After it has cooled, poke 60 holes in it using a straw or
- Add the peanut butter to a medium microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave until creamy- about 30-45 seconds.
- Add in the caramel sauce, and sweetened condensed milk.
- Carefully pour the creamy mixture over the cake. You can use a rubber spatula to help spread the mixture evenly.
- The holes should be visible once the mixture soaks in.
- Place the cake in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Chop up the peanut butter cups. I used 16 regular sized Reese's for this recipe.
- Remove cake from fridge and using a spatula, add the whipped topping on.
- Spread it across the cake evenly.
- Add the peanut butter cups.
- Microwave the 3 tablespoons of peanut butter and swizzle it across the cake.
- Swizzle on chocolate sauce.
- Place the cake in the refrigerator until serving.
I’m pretty sure this is already a win-win for my kinds. They would love this delicious looking peanut butter poke cake.
Oh wow. My husband and my eldest son would go nuts over this peanut butter poke cake. They absolutely love peanut butter and this cake is going to be heaven for them. I will save your recipe and make this on the weekend.
This is such a great treat! I am drooling!
This cake will be a hit with my husband. He loves the combination of peanut butter and chocolate.
Oh my goodness!! This peanut butter poke cake looks so good. It has my favorite ingredients and seems so easy to make. Would be perfect or game day!