Easy Chocolate Poke Cake

4 from 9 votes

Make this easy chocolate poke cake with condensed milk for a rich, moist dessert everyone will love. Perfect for birthdays and holidays!

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate poke cake, easy chocolate poke cake

Servings:

Calories: 425kcal

Make cake: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9"-x-13" pan with cooking spray and dust with cocoa powder.
cooking spray, cocoa powder
Prepare chocolate cake mix according to package directions and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
1 box chocolate cake mix
Poke cake all over with the handle of a wooden spoon. In a small bowl, mix together sweetened condensed milk and melted chocolate. Pour mixture into the holes.
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Make frosting: In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Beat in heavy cream, adding more by the tablespoon until consistency is creamy but can hold peaks.
1 cup butter, 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, 2 tsp pure vanilla extract, pinch of kosher salt, 1/4 cup heavy cream
Spread frosting all over cake with an offset spatula and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Pour the filling evenly over the cake: You don't want to dump it all on one side and have it sink in so you don't have enough filling for the rest of the cake!
Make sure the butter is softened: If it's fresh out of the fridge it will stick to the beaters and you'll have trouble incorporating it into the rest of the frosting ingredients.
Take a shortcut (or two): To streamline the process of making this cake, you can use store-bought hot fudge for the filling and store-bought frosting for the top.