It’s almost New Year’s! Where has the year gone? I bought a bottle of champagne to celebrate, and then it hit me. Wouldn’t a champagne poke cake be just divine?
But….You would not believe what happened to me with this darn cake. I had just poured the champagne jello mix over the cake and was putting it in the fridge when I dropped it! I was so mad because I thought it was ruined.
However, I was smart enough to put the lid on it before I was putting it in the fridge, so the cake stayed in the pan. Then, I got the best idea, and believe it or not I couldn’t even find anything like it on Pinterest! I’ll share the recipe on Wednesday!
After my mishaps, I made another cake and got back to work on my pink champagne poke cake!
I actually got this champagne poke cake idea as we’ve been trapped in the house for days with horrible tornado weather. Â We had some terrible storms this weekend. Every time we thought it would die down and attempted to leave the house, it started hailing. So, we stayed home and I cooked and baked.
I can’t wait to share this champagne poke cake with you! It’s so delicious! It’s just uber easy to make. You make it like a regular poke cake with jello, but you just add 1/2 cup of champagne to the jello mix!
After you bake the cake, let it sit for a little while to cool.  Then, poke holes about 1 inch apart throughout the cake. (You do not have to make a cake from scratch.  Just make a box cake mix in yellow or white like I did).
I actually found a straw works totally better than the end of a wooden spoon. The wooden spoon always gets gummed with cake, and if I don’t remove it, the holes get bigger. But with a paper straw, it never got gummed up once.
After I dissolved all the jello into the boiling water and champagne, I poured it over the entire cake.
Put the cake in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Â I put mine in overnight since I made it around midnight.
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Pink Champagne Poke Cake Pink Champagne Buttercream Frosting
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 20 1x
Description
A New Year’s Eve twist on poke cake!
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix (white or yellow) – made according to instructions
- 1 large box of strawberry jello powder
- 1/2 cup pink champagne
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1/2 cup pink champagne
- 2 tablespoons whipping cream
- 4–5 cups powdered sugar
- Optional: a drop of pink food coloring gel
Instructions
- Make the box cake mix according to instructions and bake in a 13 x 9 pan.
- Allow to cool before poking holes about 1-inch apart with a straw all along the top of the cake.
- Mix jello and champagne with 2 cups of boiling water. Stir until jello is completely dissolved.
- Pour over the entire cake.
- Chill cake in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
- Remove from fridge and add frosting.
- Beat butter on medium until smooth and creamy.
- Add half the powdered sugar and beat on medium.
- Slowly pour in the champagne and add the whipping cream.
- Continue adding powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until it reaches the right consistency.
- If you want a slight pink color add a small drop of pink food coloring gel. This is optional.
- Beat on high for 2-4 minutes to make it fluffy.
- Then spread over your poke cake after it’s chilled for at least 4 hours.
- Let it sit for at least 15-20 minutes before serving to let the frosting crust up just a little.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert Frosting - Dessert
- Cuisine: American
This is a sure easy dessert you can whip up quickly for your New Year’s Eve party or get together!
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16 comments
This poke cake sounds super Yum. I have never had a cake like this before, but I can’t wait to try it 🙂
Do you think this would work with sparkling juice?
Yes absolutely!
Yum, sounds yummy and so easy!
Oh this would be a wonderful dessert for a party! Great recipe. I’d love to make this for a special occasion.
It looks delightful! I haven’t tried a cake like this before but I sure would love to. Thanks for sharing!
The poke cake looks delicious will try the recipe when I am having family get together. Pink Champagne cake look moist thanks for sharing.
Yummy, i love the color pink and I’m sure my daughter would love to make this.
Woah. That one looks so yummy, I love eating dessert like this, my family would love it.
I have never seen a recipe where jello is poured over the cake, soaking in it!
This is a very unique cake and I look forward to trying it.
That does look really good. What a nice way to make the cake.
That is right up my alley. I just bought a bottle the other day! Yum!
Ummmm champagne and cake in the same sentence?!?! This might be the best recipe you have ever created!!! Must give this a try!
It looks so good I love the color too, I’ll have to make this for my grandma she would love it.
This looks SO good and so easy to make! I may need to add this to my NYE menu!!
I must have been under a rock, because I have never heard of a Poke Cake. Seems so simple to make, and I’m sure my family will enjoy it. Thanks for the recipe.