Triple Berry Cheesecake Poke Cake
A delightful cake made with yellow cake mix, filled with a triple berry mixture, topped with a creamy cheesecake layer and finished with crunchy graham cracker crumbs.
Ingredients
- cooking spray (1 pinch)
- yellow cake mix (1 package)
- water (1 cup)
- eggs (3 large)
- vegetable oil (0.25 cup)
- finely crushed graham cracker crumbs (2 cups)
- unsalted butter (6 tablespoons)
- fresh strawberries (8 ounces)
- fresh blackberries (8 ounces)
- fresh raspberries (6 ounces)
- white sugar (0.33 cup)
- water (0.33 cup)
- fresh lemon juice (2 tablespoons)
- sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
- cream cheese (2 packages)
- fresh lemon juice (0.25 cup)
- salt (0.25 teaspoon)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
- Mix cake mix, 1 cup water, eggs, and vegetable oil in a stand mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes more. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool cake at room temperature for 10 minutes. Keep oven on.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl; spread evenly onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake graham cracker crumb mixture until slightly golden, about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature and store in an airtight container.
- Mix strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, sugar, 1/3 cup water, and 2 tablespoons lemon juice together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until fruit is very soft, 7 to 8 minutes. Mash berries together with a fork and cool for 5 minutes.
- Poke 5 rows of 6 holes in cake using the handle of a wooden spoon, creating 30 holes. Drizzle 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk over entire cake. Pour berry mixture over cake. Spread using a spatula, ensuring berry mixture goes into the holes. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Place cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment; mix on high until very smooth, at least 3 minutes. Add remaining sweetened condensed milk, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and salt; mix for 1 minute. Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled cake. Cover and chill cake, 3 hours to overnight.
- Slice into 12 large pieces and top each with graham cracker crumb mixture.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 603
- fat: 33 g
- sats: 16 g
- carbs: 69 g
- fibre: 3 g
- protein: 10 g
- salt: 0.5 g