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Pina Colada Poke Cake

Published: Jul 26, 2018 · Updated: Aug 28, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Pina Colada Poke Cake

This Pina Colada Poke Cake is bursting with flavor from fresh pineapples, rum, and pina colada mix! It’s like dessert and a cocktail, all in one bite. Plus it’s incredibly fun and easy to make – it’s sure to liven up your next summer gathering.

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What are poke cakes?

One look at Pinterest tells me that I’m a bit late to the poke cake party. These things are uber popular all of a sudden, and now I understand why.

They’re so incredibly fun and easy to make! A poke cake is literally what it sounds like. You make a cake- then poke holes in it – and stuff those holes with whatever delicious concoction your heart desires.

pina colada cake on a serving tray

In the case of this pina colada poke case – we are stuffing it with pina coladas. Yep, because who doesn’t want to eat a pina colada cake?

If you love the concept of poke cakes, be sure to check out my triple chocolate poke cake as well. It’s crazy indulgent and super easy.

Make Pina Colada Poke Cake

pina colada poke cake on table with ingredients

So let’s do it.

The first step is to prepare the cake itself. I’ve used a homemade white cake recipe, and mixed in some fresh pineapples for the total pina colada experience.

But if you want to make this even easier on yourself, you can substitute a store bought white cake mix. Just mix the pineapples in before you pour the batter into your baking pan.

Once you’re cake is baked – you’ll  want to let it cool slightly so that it’s easier to handle.

poking holes in pina colada cake

Then, use the back of a spoon to plunge little holes all over your cake. This is where we will put all the yummy stuff!

To prepare the poke cake filling, mix together pina colada mix, rum, and coconut cream pudding. Now, it should be pretty simple to find the coconut cream flavored pudding, but you can also substitute vanilla if you prefer.

filling for pina colada poke cake being mixed

Next, spread your filling all across the top of the cake, and use a spoon to push it down into all of the holes you made.

spreading pina colada filling on top of cake

For the pina colada infused whipped cream – simply take some frozen whipped topping and mix it with a bit more pina colada mix. And a bit more rum – why not?

Spread the whipped topping all across the top of the cake, and top with a bit of plain whipped cream.

adding whipped cream to pina colada poke cake

Chill the whole cake in the fridge for about three hours, to get everything firm and cool.

Garnish with a little bit of fresh pineapple, and serve your pina colada poke cake!

pina colada poke cake being served on plates

More Poke Cake Recipes:

If you love this poke cake, be sure to try these other delicious poke cake recipes:

  • Oreo Poke Cake
  • Lemon-Lime Poke Cake
  • Triple Chocolate Poke Cake

Recipe

Pina Colada Poke Cake

Pina Colada Poke Cake

What could be better than a cake that tastes like a Pina Colada? This light, fluffy cake is infused with rum
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: Pina Colada Poke Cake, poke cake recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 341kcal
Author: Delicious Everyday
12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup Pina colada drink mix
  • 1/3 cup rum plus 2 tablespoons, divided
  • 3 oz coconut cream pudding mix
  • 2 8 ounce tub whipped topping, thawed

FOR CAKE :

  • 1 cup fresh pineapple diced
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • cooking spray
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (butter, egg whites, milk, vanilla extract) for the white cake layer. 
  • In a separate larger bowl, mix together the dry ingredients for the white cake layer (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt). 
  • Mix together the dry and wet ingredients to form the cake batter. Use an electric mixer to make this easier, if you have one.
  • Fold the fresh pineapples into the cake batter with a spatula.
  • Spray a 9″ x 13″ baking pan with cooking spray.
  • Pour cake batter into baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  • Allow cake to cool until it can be safely handled.
  • Using the back of a spoon, or other utensil, poke cake all over to form holes. 
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the pudding mix with 1 cup of the Pina Colada drink mix and the rum. 
  • Pour over the cake and spread around to make sure it gets in the holes.
  • Mix together one container whipped topping with the remaining 1/4 cup of Pina Colada mix and 2 tablespoons rum. 
  • Spread this over the top of the cake and then top with remaining whipped cream.
  • Refrigerate for at least one hour to chill.
  • If desired, top with fresh pineapple to garnish. Serve! 

Nutrition

Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 456mg | Potassium: 167mg | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 395IU | Vitamin C: 6.6mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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  1. Krissy says

    July 27, 2018 at 7:10 am

    5 stars
    I keep seeing these poke cake recipes everywhere all of a sudden! This one looks so good, I might finally have to try one.

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      August 13, 2018 at 5:49 pm

      Thanks so much. I was seeing them everywhere as well, so had to create a few myself. I hope you do try it!

      Reply
  2. Linda says

    July 27, 2018 at 3:59 am

    5 stars
    Easy, delicious and quick!
    Best Kitchen Utensil 2018

    Reply
  3. Alexa says

    July 27, 2018 at 3:33 am

    5 stars
    wow, your pina colada poke cake recipe looks so delicious. Got to try this at home. Thumbs up.

    Reply

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