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Rolo Poke Cake

10/18/2017 By Tammi 27 Comments

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This Rolo Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate and caramel taste explosion with caramel sauce and a chocolate drizzle. This is a poke cake for the record books!

Rolo Poke Cake

Rolo Poke Cake

While this is one fantastic cake, some tastes or occasions call for something of a different variety. For those times, don’t forget to try this Jello Poke Cake, and this super yummy Carrot Cake!

It never fails. Each September my oldest daughter makes a request for her birthday treat. Years ago it was 6 layers of princess castle and related grandious cakes, but in recent years her requests are more specific to specific flavours.

One example is the Root Beer Cupcakes made to celebrate her birthday last year, and so many other cakes and cupcakes which were featured here year after year.

A few days prior to her September 2017 birthday party she decided a chocolate bar was the featured for this years dessert, and went back and forth on which particular one.

Finally she settled on Rolo – and Rolo Poke Cake was made to celebrate her 13th birthday.

This Rolo Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate and carmel taste explosion with caramel sauce and a chocolate drizzle.

Let me tell you, it was once again a birthday dessert for the record books.

If you recall, earlier this summer I scored a great deal on box cake mix, so while I could have made this cake by scratch – I wanted to start using them up.

I’m never one to knock box cake mix, because when paired with the right frosting and flavours – you just can’t beat the taste and convenience. Moist, fluffy and delicious!

This Rolo Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate and carmel taste explosion with caramel sauce and a chocolate drizzle.

For this recipe I decided to make my own caramel sauce to pour into the cake holes, the star feature of poke cakes.

Since Rolo is all about chocolate and caramel, I thought this would be a nice touch.

There’s a few ways to make caramel sauce, but again convenience was key – so I made it with just sweetened condensed milk.

This Rolo Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate and carmel taste explosion with caramel sauce and a chocolate drizzle.

Did you know that simmering the can for a couple of hours {yes, the entire intact can}, makes caramel sauce?

It’s so delicious and simple that I’m tempted to always have a ready-made can on hand for when the need calls.

This Rolo Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate and carmel taste explosion with caramel sauce and a chocolate drizzle.

Now all this Rolo cake needed was a light whipped topping and chocolate hot fudge sauce to drizzle on top. Don’t forget the Rolo pieces!

So this cake takes a few steps to make and some pre-planning to make the caramel sauce – but it’s simple to piece together.

This poke cake recipe – a chocolate and caramel taste explosion, people!

Enjoy the recipe and make sure to try our Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake too!

This Rolo Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate and carmel taste explosion with caramel sauce and a chocolate drizzle.
Rolo Poke Cake

Rolo Poke Cake

Yield: 12
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 3 hours

This Rolo Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate and carmel taste explosion with caramel sauce and a chocolate drizzle. 

Ingredients

  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 box cake mix
  • 2-3 cups whipped topping
  • 12 Rolo pieces, quartered
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter

Instructions

FOR CARAMEL FILLER:

  1. You can make the caramel ahead of time so that it's ready when it comes time to make this poke cake. To make, fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Place the can of sweetened condensed milk, unopened, in the boiling water. Cover and let simmer 2-3 hours, topping off water as needed so the can is always completely immersed. Turn the can every half hour to prevent scorching. Allow the can to cool a bit before opening carefully, open can and serve.

FOR THE CHOCOLATE HOT FUDGE:

  1. Whisk together sugar and cocoa in a medium saucepan and add the milk and butter. Cook over medium-low heat until it comes to a boil. Continue boiling for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and allow to cool some before drizzling.

FOR CAKE:

  1. Bake 1 box cake mix in a 9x13" pan, as per package instructions.
  2. Once the cake is done and still warm, poke holes into the cake using the end of a wooden spoon
  3. Pour the warm caramel sauce onto the cake, filling all the holes. For frosting and serving, it's best if the caramel sauce has set and thickened a bit, so you can put the cake into the refrigerator for a bit at this time.
  4. Spread whipped topping over the cake and sprinkle Rolo bits onto the top
  5. Drizzle top of cake with the chocolate hot fudge sauce
  6. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 12 Servings
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 276Saturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 123mgCarbohydrates: 39gSugar: 38gProtein: 3g

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Comments

  1. TurboCanauck says

    10/19/2017 at 12:50 am

    Can comfirm, this tastes better than it looks (and it looks AMAZING!). And I totally agree with not making it from scratch. Not that I made mine at all, actually. It tastes so much sweeter when someone else makes it for you ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Tammi says

      10/19/2017 at 10:57 am

      Ahhh, thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

      and this deserves an extra ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Lynda Cook says

    10/19/2017 at 6:49 pm

    Oh wow this looks absolutely amazing, I think I am going to make this for my mother she would love something like this, thanks for sharing a great and easy recipe!

    Reply
  3. Wanda Tracey says

    10/19/2017 at 8:54 pm

    This is an awesome looking cake and it sounds so deliciously decadent….my favorite kind.I am going to have to pin it for future cake baking and don’t think I will be disappointed when I try it.YUM!!

    Reply
  4. kathy downey says

    10/20/2017 at 1:50 pm

    Wow,i’m certainly looking forward to trying this sinfully delicious looking dessert!

    Reply
  5. Janet M says

    10/20/2017 at 5:10 pm

    This is an amazing recipe. Thank you very much.

    Reply
  6. Linda H says

    10/20/2017 at 5:41 pm

    Any chocolate cake is my weakness and this looks so good!

    Reply
  7. Betsy Barnes says

    10/21/2017 at 3:37 pm

    Such a yummy combo here, Rolo’s, chocolate, cake, I’m a fan!

    Reply
  8. lori galbraith says

    10/22/2017 at 6:09 pm

    You had me at the word Rolo! Looks good and the recipe reads like one I could make!

    Reply
  9. Doris Calvert says

    10/23/2017 at 3:38 am

    yum looks so good, I live Rolo!

    Reply
  10. HEIDI C. says

    10/23/2017 at 8:25 pm

    I love making poke cakes. This one sounds absolutely delicious. My kids would gobble it up!

    Reply
  11. Brian Wall says

    10/26/2017 at 3:08 pm

    WoW !!! This looks and sounds sooooo delicious. The diet can wait another few days right

    Reply
  12. Judy Cowan says

    10/31/2017 at 8:10 am

    Now that looks like a cake I would definitely want for my birthday!

    Reply
  13. nicolthepickle says

    11/03/2017 at 5:23 am

    Wow, this looks delicious, really over the top good. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  14. Travelbuds says

    11/03/2017 at 1:34 pm

    this looks so incredible. I know my kids would love it too.

    Reply
  15. tamara m says

    11/07/2017 at 7:46 am

    wow! this looks absolutely incredible! definitely will be trying this recipe! thank you so much for sharing, looks amazing! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
  16. NormaJane says

    11/07/2017 at 5:30 pm

    Decadence is what I see ๐Ÿ™‚ I love using box cake mixes and adding to them too. In fact tomorrow I am making Spice Cake Mix with can pumpkin instead of the oil etc as instructed…cupcakes. Love the easy of this recipe ๐Ÿ™‚ but I’m worried since I have no will power I will eat the whole thing ;( lol

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  17. Ali P says

    11/10/2017 at 7:17 am

    This is all kinds of yes! The combination of chocolate and caramel is always good!

    Reply
  18. Lynda Cook says

    11/13/2017 at 11:07 am

    This sounds so awesome, I could go for a giant piece right now!!

    Reply
  19. Debbie White Beattie says

    11/16/2017 at 5:30 pm

    This cake looks so delicious and for a chocolate lover like me, this is perfect. I would love to make this for the holidays.

    Reply
  20. kathy downey says

    11/19/2017 at 3:07 pm

    Every time i this recipe it make me hungry for a treat

    Reply
  21. LisaM says

    11/20/2017 at 4:44 pm

    This looks fantastic. We usually have a chocolate based dessert at christmas maybe I’ll make this this year!

    Reply
  22. Dannielle Tessier says

    11/21/2017 at 4:30 am

    This recipe is surely on my save list ๐Ÿ™‚ it sounds delicious and simple to make and I know my kids will go nuts …next family meal guess whats for desert ..mmmmmmmmm TY Tammi love your recipes ..simple yet they are awesome

    Reply
  23. Victoria Ess says

    11/25/2017 at 4:25 am

    This looks insanely delicious!

    Reply
  24. Gord says

    12/02/2017 at 12:51 pm

    OH GEEZ that looks delicious! We are going to have to try this one for sure.

    Reply
  25. Chandra Oโ€™Connor says

    12/11/2017 at 4:32 pm

    You need to try the pecan cake and put skor pieces in the holes with the condensed milk then whatever topping. Soooooo good.

    Reply

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