Chocolate Poke Cake

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This is the perfect cake to bring to potluck parties or when you are hosting a party at home and you have no time to make a fancy layer cake. I've made this several times.

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Course Dessert, Sweets, Sweets and Desserts

Cuisine American, English

Equipment

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:

1½ cups Flour
1½ cup Sugar
1 cup Cocoa Powder
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Fine Salt
2 pcs Eggs large size
1 cup Brewed Coffee cooled
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice or white vinegar
1 cup Full Cream Milk
½ cup Vegetable Oil

FOR THE FILLING:

1 can Condensed Milk 14 ounce can
1 cup Dark Chocolate chopped

FOR THE FROSTING:

2 cups Whipping Cream
½ cup Cocoa Powder
⅓ cup Icing Sugar sifted

Instructions

FOR THE CAKE:

Combine milk and lemon juice/vinegar. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
In a big bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda and salt.
Add eggs, soured milk, oil and brewed coffee.
Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed using mixer or mix thoroughly with wooden spoon until batter is shiny and lump-free.
Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake of cake comes clean.

FOR THE FILLING:

Do this while cake is in the oven.
Heat condensed milk and chocolates in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat/fire.
Pour over poked cake and evenly spread. Set aside to let the filling sink in the cake.

FOR THE FROSTING:

Combine icing sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl.
Beat whipping cream until fluffy, slowly add the cocoa-sugar and gently mix until smooth.
Spread over the chocolate cake.
Top with grated chocolate on top.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge until its ready to serve. Enjoy!

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