19 Ridiculously Delicious Poke Cake and Cupcake Recipes

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Poke cakes and cupcakes are simply fantastic! These special treats are not only easy to whip up but also incredibly moist, thanks to the jello or pudding they’re soaked in. With this extensive collection of delicious poke recipes, there’s something to delight every sweet tooth. Explore flavors like Oreo, chocolate mint, peanut butter chocolate, and plenty more. Each one is a winner and guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser!

Patriotic Poke Cupcakes

Vanilla poke cupcakes with white frosting and red and blue sprinkles on a wooden cutting board. — Patriotic Poke Cupcakes. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Stop everything that you’re doing and grab the simple ingredients for these Patriotic Poke Cupcakes. Simple and perfect for the 4th of July!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Poke Cake

A slice of creamy chocolate layer cake topped with peanut butter frosting and chocolate candy pieces on a white plate. — Chocolate Peanut Butter Poke Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This chocolate peanut butter poke cake combines tender chocolate cake with chocolate pudding, peanut butter frosting, and peanut butter candy.
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Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake

A slice of chocolate poke cake with frosting and chips sits on a plate beside a baking pan of the same cake. — Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake is rich chocolate cake that is filled with caramel sauce and then topped chocolate frosting. Rich and delicious.
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Red White And Blue Poke Cake

A dessert tray with Poke Cake and cupcakes topped with whipped cream, sliced strawberries, and blueberries. — Red White And Blue Poke Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Red White and Blue Poke Cake is a fun and festive 4th of July Poke Cake and great for your holiday party.
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How To Make A Poke Cake

A slice of pastel rainbow poke cake with white icing on a plate beside a fork. — How To Make A Poke Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

How to Make a Poke Cake recipe shows how to make a jello poke cake with fun colors and flavors, perfect for a rainbow-themed celebration.
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Oreo Poke Cake

A slice of Oreo cookies and cream cake topped with whipped cream and crushed Oreos, served on a white plate with a glass of milk in the background. — Oreo Poke Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Just when you thought your love of Oreo couldn’t get any better, along comes this amazing Oreo Poke Cake. Oreo flavor in a cake? Yes, please!
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Raspberry Jello Poke Cake Recipe

A slice of pink raspberry Poke Cake with a layer of white frosting and a single raspberry on top. — Raspberry Jello Poke Cake Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Raspberry Jello Poke Cake Recipe is made using a cake mix and five simple ingredients. It really doesn’t get much better than this!
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Chocolate Mint Poke Cake

A chocolate poke cake with mint frosting and chocolate chip garnish, served on a plate with more cupcakes in the background. — Chocolate Mint Poke Cake. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Chocolate Mint Poke Cake recipe is so easy, with or without mint, this Jello instant pudding cake is full of chocolate, caramel or whatever you desire!
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Easy Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes

Chocolate poke cake cupcakes with various toppings on a white surface. — Easy Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Easy Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes with caramel filling and covered in a chocolate ganache making this chocolate fudge cupcake recipe amazing!
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Oreo Cake (Creamy Oreo Poke Cake) Recipe

Oreo cake on a plate with oreos on top. — Oreo Cake (Creamy Oreo Poke Cake) Recipe. Photo credit: The Cookie Rookie.

This CREAMY OREO POKE CAKE RECIPE is one of our favorite EASY and delicious cakes to throw together for any occasion. This moist and flavorful cookies and cream cake is layered with chocolate cake, Oreo pudding, cool whip, and crushed Oreos!
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Chocolate Caramel Cake

Decadent chocolate cake topped with whipped cream, caramel, chocolate syrup, and chocolate shavings. — Chocolate Caramel Cake. Photo credit: Spend With Pennies.

Caramel Chocolate Cake is the perfect poke cake for any gathering. An easy homemade cake soaks up caramel for a moist and rich dessert!
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Easy Black Forest Cake Recipe

A delicious chocolate cake with a cherry on top, perfect for those seeking chocolate cherry recipes. — Easy Black Forest Cake Recipe. Photo credit: Recipes Simple.

This Easy Black Forest Cake recipe is a poke cake that’s simple to make with the classic flavors of chocolate, cherries, and whipped cream.
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Poke Cake Recipe

A slice of banana pudding cake topped with Cool Whip on a plate. — Easy Banana Pudding Poke Cake Recipe. Photo credit: Whiskful Cooking.

This Easy Banana Pudding Poke Cake Recipe is deliciously light and sweet with fresh banana slices, moist cake, and creamy pudding. The perfect make-ahead dessert for weeknights and holidays.
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Coconut Poke Cake

A slice of coconut cake with a fork is perfect for Cool Whip lovers. — Coconut Poke Cake. Photo credit: Valerie’s Kitchen.

Boxed cake mix is dressed up with a sweet cream of coconut filling and frosted with whipped topping and shredded coconut. This easy Coconut Poke Cake is a
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Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake

A slice of cinnamon coffee cake, made from a box of cake mix, on a plate. — Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake. Photo credit: I Heart Eating.

Dessert isn’t much better than Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake. It is a tender white cake filled with buttery cinnamon-sugar filling and rich cream cheese frosting!
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Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake

This Caramel Carrot Cake Poke Cake is baked to perfection and saturated in sweetened condensed milk and topped with frosting and caramel sauce.
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Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake

A slice of easy strawberry cake topped with whipped cream and a fresh strawberry garnish. — Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake. Photo credit: Semi Homemade Kitchen.

This Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake is a tasty twist on the classic. White cake, strawberry filling, and creamy topping for an easy treat.
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Triple Coconut Poke Cupcakes

A tray of coconut topped cupcakes from our cupcake recipes on a wooden surface. — Triple Coconut Poke Cupcakes. Photo credit: The Novice Chef.

These tropical Triple Coconut Cupcakes are everything you love about coconut poke cake, wrapped into a flavor-packed homemade cupcake!
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Chocolate Poke Cake

A slice of chocolate cake topped with chocolate chip mousse and drizzled with chocolate syrup. — Photo Credit: Spaceships and Laserbeams.

This delicious chocolate poke cake is rich, moist, and topped with a whipped frosting and chocolate drizzle.
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Bella Bucchiotti

Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.