Description
This Southern Pecan Praline Poke Cake is ultra-moist, soaked in rich praline sauce, and topped with crunchy toasted pecans—an easy yet indulgent Southern dessert perfect for any occasion!
Ingredients
Scale
- 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 9×13 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!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern, American
Keywords: Butter pecan praline poke cake, Southern poke cake, praline cake, easy pecan dessert