Pineapple Poke Cake is reminiscent of Fruit Cocktail cake. A delicious sheet cake soaked with a pineapple sauce with bits of pineapple in every bite! Top it with whipped cream as the perfect finishing touch.
Ingredients and full printable recipe at the end of the post.
Pineapple Poke Cake Recipe Ingredients
The cake is made from scratch. To make the cake, you’ll need: eggs, sugar, crushed pineapple (in juice), flour, baking soda, and salt. After it’s done cooking, we’re going to poke holes in it and pour a soaking sauce over. To make the soaking sauce, you’ll need: heavy cream, butter, vanilla, and more sugar.
Let’s get started…
In a large bowl, place eggs, sugar, undrained crushed pineapple, flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir well by hand until well combined, about three minutes of stirring. You can also use an electric mixer if you like, for about two minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes or until browned on top and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
About ten minutes before cake is ready to come out of the oven, place heavy cream, sugar, butter, and vanilla in a small sauce pot over medium to medium high heat. Stir constantly and bring it just to a boil. Do not stop stirring and once it starts to boil remove from heat.
Use a fork to poke holes all in the top of hot, cooked cake.
Immediately pour hot sauce over hot cake and allow to completely soak in.
Once cake has cooled slightly, serve with whipped cream.
Cake can also be served at room temp or stored in the fridge and served cold if you like.
Enjoy this delicious Pineapple Poke Cake!
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 20 ounce crushed pineapple, undrained
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Soaking Sauce
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, place eggs, sugar, undrained crushed pineapple, flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir well by hand until well combined, about three minutes of stirring. You can also use an electric mixer if you like, for about two minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes or until browned on top and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. About ten minutes before cake is ready to come out of the oven, place heavy cream, sugar, butter, and vanilla in a small sauce pot over medium to medium high heat. Stir constantly and bring it just to a boil. Do not stop stirring and once it starts to boil remove from heat. Use a fork to poke holes all in the top of hot, cooked cake. Immediately pour hot sauce over hot cake and allow to completely soak in. Once cake has cooled slightly, serve with whipped cream. Cake can also be served at room temp or stored in the fridge and served cold if you like.
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I wonder how a yellow cake mix would work in this recipe along with everything else.
looking for recipe for cake using canned pie apples thanks
I can’t wait to try this cake. I have to convert all recipes to gluten free, but thankfully in this day and age that isn’t hard to do. Have a great weekend.
Hi, Christy! I just made this with my own tweaks, and it smells DIVINE! I added chopped ginger and a sprinkling of organic nutmeg to the batter. For the hot topping, instead of heavy cream, I used organic buttermilk, 1/2 cup of sugar, and about 2 tbs of coconut spiced rum. No vanilla (I make my own, by the way). I didn’t want the vanilla to take away from the delicate flavor of the coconut. After it soaked in, I layered with organic coconut flakes.
Can’t wait for the fam to dig in tonight!
I hope it turned out fabulous and everyone enjoys it!! Can’t wait to hear!!