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Candy Corn Poke Cake

Homemade Candy Corn Poke Cake

This Candy Corn Poke Cake is a fun and festive dessert perfect for Halloween! A moist cake is infused with candy corn flavor and topped with whipped cream and more candy corn for a sweet treat everyone will love.

Ingredients

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  • 1 box (15.25 oz) white cake mix, plus ingredients called for on box
  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Yellow and orange gel food coloring
  • 8 oz whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 cup candy corn, divided

Instructions

  1. Prepare cake according to package directions in a 9×13 inch pan. Let cool completely.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.
  3. Divide the milk mixture into two separate bowls. Tint one bowl yellow with food coloring and the other bowl orange.
  4. Using the end of a wooden spoon or a straw, poke holes all over the cake.
  5. Pour the yellow milk mixture over half of the cake, and the orange milk mixture over the other half, making sure to fill the holes.
  6. Spread the whipped topping evenly over the cake.
  7. Sprinkle with remaining candy corn.
  8. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Notes

For a richer flavor, use a vanilla cake mix instead of a white cake mix. You can also drizzle melted white chocolate over the top of the cake before adding the candy corn.