Name: Better Than Anything Eggless Poke Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 3 cups All Purpose Flour/Maida; 2 cups granulated sugar; 6 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tsp Baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp White vinegar; 2 tbsp vanilla extract; 2 cups warm water; 12 tbsp odorless oil (Its 2 tbsp less than 1 cup); 7 oz/200 gms of Condensed Milk (Half of a 14 oz/400 gms can); 7 oz/200 gms of Caramel topping (I used half of a 12 oz jar of Smuckers Caramel Topping); 16 oz/1 pint/473 ml chilled Heavy Whipping Cream or can use thawed cool whip; 1/2 cup confectioners sugar/powdered sugar/icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Caramel topping for drizzling on top; Handful of Heath English Toffee Bits/Bits O Brickle or cut up Snickers/Twix/ into bits for sprinkling on top

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An eggless,chocolate poke cake which is soaked in condensed milk and caramel sauce making it moist and delicious. Topped with whipping cream and chopped toffee bits every bite is sinful and yummy.

The story behind the name of the cake-When my daughter was about 5, she had a teddy bear from ‘Build a Bear’ who she used to call Beary Boo. So Beary Boo turned one and we decided to make a cake for her teddy bears first birthday. Since then it has always referred to as ‘The Beary Boo Cake’ in our home! Now that my daughter is an adult, I finally told her the story behind the name of the cake and we both laughed a lot about it.

I recently made it for my friends 40th wedding anniversary. The original recipe does call for a boxed chocolate cake mix made with eggs. Since I was making it for my friend who doesn’t eat eggs, I followed my Vegan Chocolate Cake recipe,doubled the recipe to fit in a 9*13 pan, and soaked it in condensed milk and caramel sauce. I did make the cake two days before the party-that gave the cake plenty of time to soak in all the flavors and become soft and moist.The whipped cream topping was added a few hours before the party.

For other easy Eggfree free desserts which require only 5 minutes to assemble,try Blueberry Crumble,Instant Apple Crisp and Cookie Pizza. Some eggless/eggfree cakes to try out are-Spiced Cake with Streusel Topping, Eggless Red Velvet Cake , Vegan Dates and Walnut Cake and Whole Wheat Eggless Tutti Frutti Britannia Style Cake. Moving on to the recipe

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Better Than Anything Eggless Poke Cake

Aanchal Gupta

An eggless,chocolate poke cake which is soaked in condensed milk and caramel sauce making it moist and delicious. Topped with whipping cream and chopped toffee bits every bite is sinful and yummy.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Ingredients

3 cups All Purpose Flour/Maida
2 cups granulated sugar
6 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp White vinegar
2 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups warm water
12 tbsp odorless oil Its 2 tbsp less than 1 cup

For pouring into the cake

7 oz/200 gms of Condensed Milk Half of a 14 oz/400 gms can
7 oz/200 gms of Caramel topping I used half of a 12 oz jar of Smuckers Caramel Topping

For Topping

16 oz/1 pint/473 ml chilled Heavy Whipping Cream or can use thawed cool whip
1/2 cup confectioners sugar/powdered sugar/icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Caramel topping for drizzling on top
Handful of Heath English Toffee Bits/Bits O Brickle or cut up Snickers/Twix/ into bits for sprinkling on top

Instructions

Instructions for cake
Preheat oven to 350F/180C
Grease and flour a 9*13 pan,I used a Pyrex glass pan
Mix all the dry ingredients with a whisk,make sure there are no lumps or pass through sieve
Add in vanilla extract,water and oil and mix well with a whisk making sure there are no lumps
Add vinegar in the end and mix well
Pour batter into prepared dish and bake for 25 minutes or till toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Cool cake for 5 minutes
While cake is hot, poke holes with the back of a wooden spoon, not pushing the spoon to the bottom of the pan
Pour Condensed milk into the holes with the help of a spoon
Pour Caramel sauce into the holes with the help of a spoon
Let the condensed milk and caramel soak in and let the cake COOL COMPLETELY

For the topping

In a cold bowl, pour chilled Heavy whipping cream and beat with a cake mixer on medium for few minutes till cream starts to thicken
Add 1/2 cup confectioners sugar and continue to whip the cream
Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and whip till soft peaks form(At this point the cream can turn into butter, so be careful)
Evenly spread the whipped cream on top of the cooled cake and drizzle some additional caramel sauce just before serving
Top with Heath toffee bits/Bits O brickle or chopped Snickers and Twix candy bars

Notes

I found that its easier to pour the condensed milk and caramel sauce if they are heated for a minute in the microwave. They can be warmed together and poured at once or separately.If you like it sweeter, you can use more of the condensed milk and caramel sauce. For a quicker version, use ready cool whip. Just thaw and mix well and spread on top. The cake tastes best if made at least 1 or 2 days days before as the condensed milk and caramel sauce have a chance of soaking into the cake, making it really moist.The whipped cream should be added the day you want to serve the cake,can be few hours before. The drizzle of caramel sauce and toffee bits should be just before serving.

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