Irish Cream Poke Cake
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 647
- Total Fat
- 31
- Saturated Fat
- 16
- Carbohydrates
- 84
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 64
- Protein
- 8
- Cholesterol
- 79
- Sodium
- 597
- Total: 3 hr 20 min (includes cooling and chilling time)
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
One 16.5-ounce box chocolate cake mix, plus required ingredients
3 tablespoons instant espresso powder
One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
One 3.4-ounce box instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chocolate covered espresso beans, coarsely chopped
Directions
- Combine cake mix and 2 tablespoons of the instant espresso powder. Prepare and bake the cake according to the package directions for a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cool completely on a wire rack. Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke 25 holes in the cake (make 5 rows of 5).
- Whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, pudding mix, 1/2 cup of the heavy cream and 1/2 cup liqueur in a medium bowl for 2 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes for the pudding to set.
- Meanwhile, stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons liqueur and remaining 1 tablespoon espresso powder in a small bowl until the powder dissolves. Whip the remaining 1 1/2 cups heavy cream together with the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Add the espresso liqueur mixture and whip just to incorporate.
- Spread the pudding mixture over the top of the cake, making sure the holes get filled completely. Spread the whipped cream evenly over the surface. Chill at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
- About 30 minutes before serving, melt the chocolate chips in a microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until soft. Let cool slightly. Drizzle over the top of the cake, then sprinkle with the chopped espresso beans and serve cold.