Simple Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake recipe fuses a sweet, fruity pie filling with a moist, fluffy white cake. Covered with whipped cream and sliced strawberries, this delicious dessert comes together in just 10 minutes.
Strawberry Poke Cake
Our easy Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake is so simple to make using my favorite cake mix shortcut; it’s simply baked, poked, filled with strawberry pie filling, and topped with Cool Whip and fresh fruit.
Even more fruity than my strawberry jello poke cake, just as bright and beautiful as my strawberry crunch poke cake, less creamy than my strawberry cheesecake poke cake, but every bit as delicious as any strawberry poke cake with jello, this dessert delivers the essence of shortcake without the stress of making multiple tiers.
This strawberry poke cake is a tasty twist on the traditional multi-tiered shortcake; it takes the classic combination of strawberries and cream, and prepares it using the poke method.
What Is A Poke Cake?
A poke cake is a freshly baked cake, either from a box or from scratch, poked with holes and filled with a liquid or creamy filling to infuse flavor. Other popular fillings include condensed milk, pureed fruit or preserves, pudding, heavy whipping cream, caramel or chocolate sauce, or flavored gelatin.
Why We Love Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake Recipes
- Quick and easy to make using a box white cake mix base.
- Uses only 4 ingredients.
- Flavor combination is like the classic strawberry shortcake ice cream bars you loved as a kid without the crunchy coating.
- Strawberry pie filling take this cake over the top with the extra saucy strawberry flavor of shortcake.
- Moist cake, fruit filling, fluffy topping, fruity flavor in every berry-filled bite.
- Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, summer parties, potlucks, or holiday celebrations.
Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake Ingredients
- White cake mix (plus ingredients called for on the box): Feel free to use your favorite gluten-free cake mix for a GF base.
- Strawberry pie filling: You can use store-bought cans or make your own homemade pie filling.
- Whipped topping: Cool Whip or a homemade whipped cream can also be used.
- Fresh strawberries
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Additions
- Make With A Different Mix: Feel free to use your favorite vanilla or yellow cake mix for this strawberry cake recipe. Or make your strawberry poke cake from scratch if you have a recipe you love.
- Fill With Other Fruit: Feel free to fill your poke cake with other fruit flavors. My Blackberry Poke Cake, Raspberry Poke Cake, and Banana Pudding Poke Cake recipes feature a fruity twist on this type of shortcake.
- Pick Another Poke Cake: Poke cake dessert recipes can be customized with your favorite flavors of cake mix and filling. Try my Boston Cream Poke Cake, Eggnog Poke Cake, Cookies and Cream Poke Cake, Hot Chocolate Poke Cake, and more for other fun flavor combinations.
How to Make Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
- Bake The Cake: Bake the cake according to the directions on the box and cool to room temperature.
- Poke: Poke rows of holes all over the baked cake. (Image 1)
Pro Tip: Poke the holes about an inch apart and 2/3 deep (not all the way to the bottom). - Cover The Cake: Spread the pie filling over the top of the cake and press to fill the holes (Image 2). Cover with whipped topping and refrigerate for at least an hour. (Image 3)
- Slice And Serve: Top with strawberries (Image 4), slice, serve, and enjoy.
Tips For Making Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
- I don’t recommend decorating the cake with the sliced strawberries until right before serving, as the strawberries may leak juice into the whipped topping.
- Don’t poke the holes too close together as it will impact the cake’s structure, and it will collapse under the weight of the strawberry filling.
- A thick straw or chopstick can be used to poke holes in the cake if you don’t have a thin-handled wooden spoon. I do not recommend using a fork to poke the holes; the holes will not be large enough for the pie filling to sink into.
- This cake is the perfect make-ahead dessert. Just keep it refrigerated until ready to serve.
How to Store Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
- To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two days.
More Easy Cake Recipes
More Strawberry Recipes
- Strawberry Lasagna
- Strawberry Cheesecake Poke Cake
- Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
- Strawberry Cheesecake Bites
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Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix + ingredients list on packaging
- 3 cups strawberry pie filling about 1½ (21 ounce cans)
- 8 ounces whipped topping thawed
- 2 cups strawberries sliced
Instructions
- Prepare the cake in a 9×13-inch pan according to the package directions. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature.1 box white cake mix
- Use a thin wooden spoon handle to poke rows of holes an inch apart over the cake.
- Spread the pie filling over the surface of the cake using a rubber spatula to gently press the filling into the holes.3 cups strawberry pie filling
- Spread the whipped topping over the cake and refrigerate for at least an hour.8 ounces whipped topping
- When ready to serve, arrange the sliced strawberries on top of the cake, slice, and enjoy.2 cups strawberries
Jenn’s Notes
- To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two days.
- I don’t recommend decorating the cake with the sliced strawberries until right before serving, as the strawberries may leak juice into the whipped topping.
- Don’t poke the holes too close together as it will impact the cake’s structure, and it will collapse under the weight of the strawberry filling.
- A thick straw or chopstick can be used to poke holes in the cake if you don’t have a thin-handled wooden spoon. I do not recommend using a fork to poke the holes; the holes will not be large enough for the pie filling to sink into.
- This cake is the perfect make-ahead dessert. Just keep it refrigerated until ready to serve.
