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    Home > Dessert > German Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake Recipe

    German Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake Recipe

    Published: Oct 28, 2012 · Modified: Oct 19, 2021 by Lea Ann Brown · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Easy German Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake

    This is a super easy chocolate cake recipe with a caramel filling and a topping of whipped cream and crushed Butterfinger candy bars that will have your crowd stampeding to the table.

    Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake, perfect for a kids birthday

    Oh look! I baked.

    Well, if preheating my oven and using a cake mix counts?

    Before we get to the goodies…I’d like to ask you a question. When was the last time you browsed the cake mix aisle at the grocery store? It’s been while for me, have the companies that produce cake mixes cut way back.

    Where I normally would find the aisle brimming white, yellow, chocolate and multiple flavored versions of each of these, I was met with a very minimal selection. And no German Chocolate at all. I also just read that canned soup sales are down by 13% over the past decade so Campbell’s Soups are closing two plants.

    Could it be that consumers are actually steering clear of the processed food aisles?

     This Easy German Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake is absolutely perfect for a kids birthday cake.

    Looking for Butterfinger Cake Recipes? This Easy Chocolate Butterfinger birthday cake for Connor’s fourth birthday was a big hit. And it’s a poke cake, always popular.

    This recipe comes from my family cookbook that I published about ten years ago. It was a contribution from my cousin P.J. It’s easy to make since everything comes from the processed food aisles.

    It’s so easy. A store bought German Chocolate Cake Mix is baked according to package instructions, then poked full of holes and drizzled with a combination of sweet condensed milk and caramel sauce letting it ooze down in.

    It’s then topped with a generous layer of Cool Whip and and crushed Butterfinger candy bars.

    Voila, you have a cake that is DEElicious…and to quote Mr. Buzz one that takes you “to infinity and beyond!”

    A Buzz Lightyear action figure that makes a bunch of racket.

    Butterfinger Poke Cake Recipe

    I hope you give this chocolate butterfinger poke cake recipe a try, and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating and leave comment about your experience with the recipe.

    And if you have a favorite poke cake recipe, please let me know. I’m a big fan. Looking for more dessert recipes? Don’t miss my dessert category. You’ll find some fun recipes to satisfy that sweet tooth, including the most popular on my site for No Bake Key Lime Pie.

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    • Chile Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Bourbon Frosting
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    Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake, perfect for a kids birthday

    Easy Butterfinger Chocolate Poke Cake

    Lea Ann Brown
    This is a super easy chocolate cake recipe with a caramel filling and a topping of whipped cream and crushed Butterfinger candy bars that will have your crowd stampeding to the table.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 266 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 box German chocolate cake mix or chocolate
    • 12.25 ounce Caramel Sauce Smuckers works well here
    • 14 ounces Sweet Condensed milk
    • 8 ounces Cool Whip
    • 1-2 Butterfinger bar crushed

    Instructions
     

    • Prepare and bake cake according to package directions.
    • Remove cake from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
    • Poke several holes in the cake using toothpicks, a wooden grill skewer or a fork. Mix sweetened condensed milk and caramel together, pour over cake, spreading over the entire surface.
    • Chill well. Spread cool whip over the top and sprinkle crushed Butterfinger bar.
    Keyword butterfinger, cake

    Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake …It’s What’s for a Birthday Party.

    Lea Ann Brown
    Lea Ann Brown

    Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.

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    Comments

    1. Vianney says

      November 13, 2012 at 6:41 pm

      This looks insane delish!!! I love butterfingers. My sister called me from the store the other day to say she couldn’t find the boxed cake mix she loved anywhere, hmmm.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        November 14, 2012 at 6:49 pm

        It’s a rich and crowd pleasing cake. You have to love sugar for this one.

        Reply
    2. Chris says

      November 03, 2012 at 10:34 am

      Damn, that looks great! I love Butterfingers so I know this cake will rock!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        November 04, 2012 at 6:03 am

        I don’t even like cake and I must admit I had more than just a couple bites of this one.

        Reply
    3. Vickie H says

      November 01, 2012 at 8:43 am

      You know I’m not much of a dessert eater, but this sounds so good I might be tempted. My guys would devour this in a couple of days. I’m interested in the beet picking extravaganza. I’ve only grown beets a couple of times and didn’t have that much success. Loved the greens, though, so it wasn’t a total loss. 🙂

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        November 02, 2012 at 6:14 am

        I’m not a dessert fan at all, and this one is rich and sweet. I could only eat about half a piece.

        Reply
    4. Axelle the french cook says

      October 31, 2012 at 7:27 am

      Unfortunately, I don’t know what is German chocolate cake. But if it’s easy, it sounds good !

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        October 31, 2012 at 4:40 pm

        You don’t need to know Axelle … just use your favorite chocolate cake recipe. It is easy and it’s a kid/crowd pleaser.

        Reply
    5. Holly says

      October 30, 2012 at 2:05 pm

      Well now I know exactly what candy I am going to encourage my kids to choose tomorrow night– butterfingers!! One of my son’s won’t eat candy so he shares all of his goodies with me. This cake looks great!

      Reply
    6. Linda-There and Back Again says

      October 30, 2012 at 8:13 am

      Everyone will be sneaking the Butterfingers out of their kids Halloween haul to make this cake! 🙂 And actually, it wouldn’t be too difficult to make this from scratch, minus the Butterfingers. Hummm, may have to give it a try…

      Reply
    7. Joanne says

      October 30, 2012 at 6:20 am

      This cake is so fun! Especially for those of us who are suckers for butterfingers. 😛

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        October 30, 2012 at 7:29 pm

        Well, I’m one of those. 🙂

        Reply
    8. Susan says

      October 29, 2012 at 3:05 pm

      I do think people in Colorado are more health-conscious than many other states so I’m not surprised.

      Butterfingers are one of my all time favorite candy bars so this sounds absolutely delicious to me! I usually buy some once a year – at Halloween so I can eat the left-overs 🙂

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        October 30, 2012 at 5:53 am

        I agree with our health conscious state. Visitors always notice and comment about that subject. I thought the cake was timely for those Halloween candy leftovers. 🙂

        Reply
    9. Karen Harris says

      October 29, 2012 at 6:32 am

      I do know what you mean about the cake mix aisle. It is slim pickins around here too. I don’t buy them often them but every now and then I need a red velvet cupcake and a mix is the least expensive way of making them. My oh my, we will be trying this soon.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        October 30, 2012 at 5:53 am

        My Safeway didn’t have German Chocolate …. I mean really?

        Reply
    10. Jenn's Food Journey says

      October 29, 2012 at 6:20 am

      I haven’t noticed much of a decline in processed foods in our grocery stores… but maybe there is something to what you are seeing. Maybe people are realizing from scratch, although not as convenient, is much better for us. Who knows, shopping trends are hard to determine sometimes.
      This cake sounds amazing… but how can you go wrong with butterfingers???

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        October 30, 2012 at 5:54 am

        Jenn, you’d be shocked at our cake mix isle. Practically non-existent. Most of the mixes were for brownies.

        Reply
    11. Larry says

      October 28, 2012 at 10:08 am

      The cake looks moist and delicious LA and I like this topping better than the usual for German chocolate cake – I ate a lot of butterfingers in my youth.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann says

        October 30, 2012 at 5:55 am

        I liked Butterfingers as a kid. Those and Heath bars. I think candy bars taste different these day. Too sweet. I blame it on corn syrup.

        Reply

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