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Caramel Almond Poke Cake

Treat your family with this nutty caramelised cake that’s made using Betty Crocker® cake mix and vanilla frosting – perfect dessert for a crowd.

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 2 hr 45 min
Servings 18

Ingredients

2: boxes Betty Crocker® pound cake mix

1 1/3: cups water or milk

1/2: cup butter or margarine, softened

4: eggs

2: cups whipping cream

1: cup packed dark brown sugar

1/4: cup butter or margarine

1: teaspoon vanilla

1: can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

3/4: cup unblanched whole almonds, coarsely chopped, toasted

1/3: cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 1-lb container)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, 1/2 cup butter and the eggs. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes.
2 In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream, brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; simmer uncovered about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool slightly.
3 Poke warm cake every inch with handle of wooden spoon. Slowly pour condensed milk over cake. Let stand until milk has been absorbed into cake, about 5 minutes. Slowly drizzle with most of caramel sauce, pressing slightly into holes. Sprinkle with almonds. Drizzle with remaining caramel sauce. Cool completely. In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting on High 10 to 15 seconds. Drizzle over cake. Cut into 6 rows by 3 rows.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 540

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 26g; 26%
(Saturated Fat 13g, 13% ),
Sodium: 280mg; 280%;
Total Carbohydrate: 72g; 72%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% ),
Protein: 6g; 6%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 5 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/1/2012 7:29:58 PM REPORT ABUSE wadressl said:

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I don"t really like almonds. Can I use walnuts or pecans?

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Posted 11/26/2012 7:12:50 PM REPORT ABUSE RuthMary60 said:

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I made this for a church potluck. There was none left to take home. In fact I had 3 requests for the recipes which I will fulfill. I loved the fact that I got to make the caramel sauce for the top of the cake.

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Posted 11/12/2012 1:17:39 PM REPORT ABUSE stacy-ann said:

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Made this cake yesterday. General consensus was that it was very sweet and rich. So, since I accidently bought evap milk, I had extra on hand. I plated with the evap milk and put a slice of the cake on top, let it sit for a few minutes for absorption and served. The evaporated milk helped with the rich sweet consistency of the cake. Delicious!

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