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This decadent SNICKERS® Poke Cake is one of my favorite easy desserts to make.

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What do you get when you cross a moist chocolate cake with caramel and candy bars?  You get the most over-the-top delicious cake that will have your family begging for more.

Every year, we go to my husband’s uncle’s house for the big game.  He has an amazing buffet filled with all of the best game day foods — chili dogs, wings, dips and, of course, desserts.

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I was thinking about what to take this year and I came up with this SNICKERS Poke Cake.  It’s one of my favorite easy desserts to make. Snickers Poke Cake - It Is a Keeper This cake has everything — chocolate, caramel,  a light whipped topping and crushed candy bars to seal the deal. Snickers Poke Cake - It Is a Keeper I know it’s going to be a hit! This cake starts with a boxed Devil’s Food Cake.  Of course, you can use your favorite chocolate cake recipe, but I find the boxed cake to work just fine. Once the cake is done baking, let it cool for about 10 minutes.

Then, using a straw, poke holes all over the top of it.  Go in pretty far, just not all the way through.  You want to create little tunnels for the caramel to seep into. Snickers Poke Cake - It Is a Keeper The rest of the cake is all about layering.  You add layer upon layer of goodness.  Then it’s topped off with chopped SNICKERS! Snickers Poke Cake - It Is a Keeper

And, make sure you check my Carrot Cake Poke Cake recipe, too!  It’s so easy and so good!

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Easy Desserts to Make: SNICKERS Poke Cake

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Snickers Poke Cake

This decadent SNICKERS® Poke Cake is one of my favorite easy desserts to make.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time35 mins
Total Time55 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, poke cake, snickers
Servings: 12
Calories: 233kcal
Author: Christina Hitchcock

Ingredients

  • 1 box Devil's Food Cake - prepared a 13x9 pan
  • 3/4 cup caramel sundae topping - divided
  • 3 full size SNICKERS bars - chopped
  • 1 container frozen whipped topping - thawed

Instructions

  • Bake cake according to package directions.
  • Cool for 10 minutes.
  • Poke holes all over cake using a drinking straw. Be careful not to go all the way through to the bottom.
  • Pour 1/2 cup of the caramel topping over the top of the cake.
  • Use a spatula to spread it around so it gets into all of the holes.
  • In a bowl, mix the thawed whipped topping with the remaining caramel topping.
  • Spread the whipped topping mixture on top of the cake.
  • Chop the SNICKERS bars into small pieces.
  • Sprinkle chopped SNICKERS on top of the cake.
  • Drizzle with chocolate syrup and extra caramel sauce before serving, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 360mg | Potassium: 149mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 0.5% | Calcium: 7.5% | Iron: 9.3%
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Comments

  1. This is my kind of dessert – easy, gorgeous, and down-right decadent! My boys also agree and ask for it again and again! I just might have to make this for Christmas Eve at my Mom’s house!

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  2. I made this for my husband tonight (I had to make my own chocolate cake, unfortunately), and my sons said it was the best cake they’ve ever had! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  3. Thanks for sharing this *cough* calorie free recipe! I can’t wait to surprise the husband with it.

    One thing I was wondering though…. With the whipped topping, do the leftovers (IF there are any) need to be refrigerated?

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  6. Christina, this gorgeous cake is featured today in my new roundup “10 Cakes That Could Win A Beauty Contest”. What a work of art!

    Sinea from Ducks n a Row

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  7. Hi Christina,
    We will just love your Snickers Poke Cake, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a very special weekend!
    Miz Helen

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  15. I make ‘better than sex cake’ also but I add sweetened condensed milk with either caramel or hot fudge and top with whipped cream and crushed Heath candy bars. AMAZING!!!

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  16. I want to make this for a church dinner .Can it be made the night before? Also do you heat caramel sauce up or put on room temp.? Thanks

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    • Yes, you can can make it the night before and it will be great! Just keep it refrigerated. I do not heat up the caramel sauce. I just use it room temperature. Enjoy! 🙂

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  17. I’ve made something similar to this but with Heath candy bars. And it’s called “BETTER THAN SEX” Cake.

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  21. I wonder if you could substitute the whipped cream with icecream and freeze the cake for a ice cream cake type desert:)

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