Description
Indulgent Butterfinger candy bar poke cake delivers a symphony of chocolatey richness with crushed candy bar layers. Sweet caramel and creamy frosting create an irresistible dessert that will delight chocolate enthusiasts seeking pure comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate or yellow cake mix
- 1 (14 ounces / 397 grams) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) tub Cool Whip (or 2 cups whipped cream)
- 4 Butterfinger candy bars
Sauce and Drizzle Ingredients:
- ½ cup caramel sauce
- ½ cup hot fudge sauce (optional for extra chocolate flavor)
- ¼ cup caramel sauce (for drizzling)
- ¼ cup chocolate sauce (for drizzling, optional)
Additional Ingredients:
- Ingredients listed on the cake mix box
Instructions
- Craft a moist chocolate cake according to package directions in a rectangular baking vessel, ensuring even baking and golden edges.
- While the cake is still warm, methodically puncture deep holes across the entire surface using a wooden spoon handle, creating pathways for rich, sweet infusion.
- Gently cascade sweetened condensed milk throughout the perforated landscape, allowing the liquid to penetrate and saturate each crevice and channel.
- Artfully drizzle caramel and chocolate sauces across the cake’s surface, ensuring the sauces seep into the carefully created holes, enhancing the dessert’s moisture and depth of flavor.
- Allow the cake to cool completely, permitting the liquid ingredients to fully integrate and stabilize within the cake’s tender crumb.
- Delicately spread a smooth, billowy layer of whipped topping across the entire cake surface, creating an elegant, cloud-like canvas.
- Crush Butterfinger candy bars into rustic, uneven fragments and generously sprinkle the golden, crispy pieces across the whipped topping.
- Create an additional decorative flourish by drizzling extra caramel and chocolate sauces in elegant, crisscrossing patterns.
- Refrigerate the cake for 1-2 hours to allow flavors to meld and the dessert to set, ensuring a perfectly chilled and decadent treat.
Notes
- Select a high-quality cake mix for a more robust base flavor that complements the Butterfinger’s sweet crunch.
- Ensure holes are evenly distributed across the cake to maximize sauce absorption and create consistent moisture throughout.
- Crush Butterfinger bars while slightly frozen to achieve a more uniform and controlled texture without creating powdery crumbs.
- Consider using reduced-fat whipped topping or Greek yogurt as a lighter alternative to traditional Cool Whip for a slightly healthier version of the dessert.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg