This Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake is simple to make with a cake mix. It’s a delicious chocolate cake with holes poked in and caramel poured over that, then frosted with chocolate icing, topped with pecans and chocolate chips. Yum!
The kids are out of school all week for the Thanksgiving holiday, so we came to Alabama to visit family for a few days. I think it’s wonderful that the children get 9 whole days off! Not having to wake up at 6 am for a few days is just fine with me. Plus, I love visiting my relatives.
One of the nice things about having a blog as your full time job is that you can make your own schedule. I can also blog while I’m out of town and that’s what I’m doing today.
Since I’m always baking sweet treats, of course I wanted to bring something yummy to share with my family. I wanted something extra special that would also travel well.
Enter Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake. It’s so ooey, gooey good! If you’re a fan of chocolate turtles, then you will love this cake. Plus, it’s very simple to make using the Caramel Flavored Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk. (Note: If you can’t find the seasonal flavor of the Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, you can substitute 1 cup of caramel flavored syrup, found in the ice cream section of your grocer.)
“Caramel Flavored and Chocolate Flavored Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk are limited-edition seasonal flavors which make great shortcuts while you’re baking delicious holiday favorites for your friends and family. Both the chocolate and caramel varieties of sweetened condensed milk bring the rich, creamy texture to holiday recipes that the entire family will love. Try them now, because just like the holidays, they’re here only for a short time.”
Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake starts with an easy chocolate cake mix prepared according to package instructions. Then you poke holes in the top with a wooden spoon handle. Pour caramel flavored sweetened condensed milk over the cake and spread all around. Refrigerate for an hour. Then frost with chocolate frosting and sprinkle with pecans and mini chocolate chips.
This is a great dessert to serve your guests at a holiday party. It’s sure to please all of those chocolate lovers in your life. It also looks impressive although you can whip it up in no time.
Caramel is something that’s usually a bit tricky to make from scratch, but don’t worry, you can use Eagle Brand Caramel Flavored Sweetened Condensed Milk right out of the can. No stirring over a hot stove and messing with a candy thermometer.
But it’s a limited edition item, so make sure you try some during the holidays before it’s gone! It also comes in Chocolate for a limited time only.
“The two new flavors provide the same quality that Eagle Brand consumers have trusted for over 150 years.”
Making this cake couldn’t be easier. Start by mixing up your favorite chocolate cake mix (I used my Kitchenaid mixer) and bake as directed in a greased 13″ x 9″ baking pan.
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I baked mine for about 35 minutes. Let it cool slightly, then use the handle of a wooden spoon to punch holes all over the cake. That’s the fun part! It brings out the kid in me and makes me feel like it’s something I’m not supposed to do. Didn’t your mom ever tell you you’re not supposed to punch holes in your cake with your spoon! Punch away! (You could also use a straw to punch smaller holes.)
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Next, pour a can of Eagle Brand Caramel Flavored Sweetened Condensed Milk over the cake (or caramel syrup if you can’t find the seasonal Eagle Brand). Spread evenly, so the caramel gets into all of the holes. Put it in the refrigerator to chill for about an hour.
Frost with store bought chocolate frosting.
Add chopped pecans, mini chocolate chips and drizzle more caramel syrup on top.
It’s ready to serve!
Once you slice it and place on a plate, you can drizzle more caramel syrup down the sides for dramatic effect. Who can resist caramel dripping down the side of your chocolate cake!
With chocolate, caramel and pecans, you can’t go wrong! Try Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake at your next holiday party.
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Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix, prepared according to package instructions 15.25 oz
- 14 ounces Eagle Brand Caramel Flavored Sweetened Condensed Milk*
- 16 ounces store bought chocolate frosting
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Store bought caramel syrup for drizzling on top of cake
Instructions
- Bake cake according to package instructions. Let cool for 10 minutes. Punch holes in top of cake using the handle of a wooden spoon.
- Pour can of Eagle Brand Caramel Flavored Sweetened Condensed Milk over the top of cake. Spread to make sure it gets into all of the holes. Put cake in refrigerator for 1 hour. Frost cake with chocolate frosting. Add nuts and chocolate chips on top. Drizzle with caramel syrup. Slice and serve. Store covered in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Jennifer Castillo says
What would I need to do to make these into cupcakes?
Shirley says
how many days ahead can you make this?
Leili says
Nestle brand markets Dulce de Leche in a can labelled La Lechera & it’s available all year anywhere, at least here in Texas (& likely anywhere there is a large Hispanic-American or Caribbean population). It’s comparable to the seasonally available Eagle Brand Caramel or to what we get preparing it the way our grandmas did when they boiled sweetened condensed milk still in its can to caramelize the contents.
True caramel is made with butter & sugar & no cans are involved, but the results in taste & texture are similar enough to the pantry-friendly (and less messy!) caramelized condensed milk that they’re usually interchangeable in easy & fun deserts like this one.
Lise Ode says
Great information! Thank you for your comments. 🙂
yummy mummy kitchen says
This looks so tasty!
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
These look wonderful!!
Kristi says
I’m skipping the frosting and doing Mrs. Richardson
Carmel sauce then sprinkle choc chips and pecans
On it. Yummm! Do you refrigerate it when it’s
Complete?
Mom Loves Baking says
If you’re not using the frosting, you probably don’t need to refrigerate right away. I would put it in the fridge after 24 hours though… enjoy. 🙂
jennifer says
i haven’t read all the comments but you know you can make caramel from condensed milk, you just boil it in a pot for like 3 hours
Mom Loves Baking says
Yes, thank you. But when you make caramel from the condensed milk, it’s very thick. For this recipe, the caramel sauce works better if you can’t find the Eagle brand caramel flavored condensed milk.
Judy says
Made it turned out wonderful Family loved it
Mom Loves Baking says
Hi Judy, That’s great! Thank you for letting me know. Enjoy! 🙂
Candance S. Harrison says
I had cakes mixes and frosting already(I try to keep something on hand) and the condensed milk flavors were already here(my late mother bought them last winter)…I wasn’t sure how I’d use them before finding this recipe. I baked two versions of this last night in my 9×13″ Chicago Metallics brownie pans (without the slicing insert in) pricked the cakes all over with a fork since I didn’t have a spoon like the one you used, poured the condensed milk, put the lids on the pans and then refrigerated them…will this affect the way the cake soaks in the milk?
The other version I made was red velvet with the chocolate condensed milk…great or gross, we’ll have to see as I still have to frost and top them!
Mom Loves Baking says
Let us know know how they turned out and thanks for sharing! 🙂
Joy says
Some,people may have their negatives but on a positive,I just made this for our christmas dessert and it rocked so thank you so much for the recipe
Mom Loves Baking says
Hi Joy, Thank you for your positive comments! That’s so sweet of you. And I’m so glad to hear that you liked this dessert. Merry Christmas!
Beth says
I am going to make this for a Christmas eve party and I think it will be a hit!
Mom Loves Baking says
I hope it is hit. Merry Christmas!
Diane Straughter says
Where can I find the condensed milk milk? I live in St. Louis and none of the stores I checked have it.
Diane Straughter says
Where can I find the condensed milk? I live in St. Louis and none of the stores I checked have it.
Mom Loves Baking says
If you can’t find the Eagle Brand Caramel, you can use caramel sauce. It’s in the ice cream topping section of your grocer. Make sure it’s a liquidy kind and not too thick. I think Smuckers has one in a squeeze bottle.
Linda says
You can get condensed milk and also a caramel in the UK made by Carnation. They also have a chocolate type in same sort of tin which I have used as a cake covering, all of these products are great.