Pecan Praline Poke Cake
A classic Southern cake loaded with flavor and made with butter pecan cake mix and coconut pecan frosting!
Servings 12 slices
Calories 398kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box butter pecan cake mix ex: Betty Crocker's
- 1 15.5 oz can coconut pecan frosting ex. Betty Crocker's
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Butter Pecan Sauce
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x13 baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, frosting, eggs, vegetable oil and milk until consistency is smooth. Gently fold in chopped pecans.
- Pour butter pecan cake batter into greased baking pan. Bake for 40 minutes, check for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, cake is done.
- Remove cake from oven and use the back of a wooden spoon to poke holes throughout the cake. Set aside to cool while making sauce.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sweetened condensed milk and butter until simmering. Remove from heat, stir in chopped pecans and vanilla extract.
- Pour butter pecan sauce over the cake and spread to the sides.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 417mg | Potassium: 235mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 333IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 226mg | Iron: 1mg