Pie Filling Poke Cake
This trendy cake combines creamy caramel sauce throughout a cherry studded cake then is layered with whipped cream for an impressive dessert.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (250 mL) buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 1/4 cups (550 mL) all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder and vanilla
- 1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda
- 3/4 tsp (4 mL) salt
- 1⅓ cups (325 mL) granulated sugar
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1 can (540 mL) E.D.SMITH® Pie Filling of Choice
- 1 cup (250 mL) 35% whipping cream
Caramel Sauce:
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) 35% whipping cream
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) unsalted butter, cubed
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
Directions
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with milk in 2 parts, starting and ending with flour mixture.
- Scrape half the batter into greased and floured 13- x 9-inch (3 L) baking pan; dollop with half the pie filling. Top with remaining batter; dollop with remaining pie filling. Using tip of knife, swirl pie filling. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes on rack. Using handle of wooden spoon, poke about 30 holes into cake.
- Caramel Sauce: Meanwhile, in heavy-bottomed saucepan; cook sugar and 3 tbsp (45 mL) water over medium heat, without stirring, for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully add cream, stirring slowly with wooden spoon until combined. Cook for 2 minutes; remove from heat. Add butter and salt. Pour evenly over cake. Let cool. Whip cream; spread over cake.
Tips
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Use your favourite fruit or pumpkin pie filling to make this cake
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If you don´t have buttermilk, add 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice or white vinegar to measuring cup. Pour in milk to measure 1 cup (250 mL). Let stand for 10 minutes.
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When poking holes into your cake, you can also use the round end of a wooden skewer or chopstick.