CARAMEL POKE CAKE

1¾ cups flour, all-purpose

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1 cup milk
1 cup brewed coffee, cooled
½ cup vegetable oil
Caramel sauce (12.25 oz jar)
Small can of sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
Chocolate sauce for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish and set aside.
2. In a large bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt
3. Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2-3 minutes, add coffee and mix to combine (the batter will look runny). Pour it in the baking dish and smooth the top. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. If the cake rise too much in the center and crack, you can press it gently with your palms, when it’s slightly cooled, just to smooth the top.
4. Remove the cake from oven and cool
5. In a separate bowl, mix the caramel sauce with the condensed milk
6. Poke holes all over the entire cake using the end of a wooden spoon
7. Pour caramel sauce over the cake allowing it to seep into the holes and use a spatula to spread it all over
8. Refrigerate minimum 4 hours
9. Top with chocolate sauce

Note: I got this recipe last year from  Yummiest Food blog. She talks about when she saw this recipe so I have no idea of its origin. The photo is also from her blog. It is a delicious cake but isn't everything that uses sweetened condensed milk?

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