This Bailey's Irish Cream Chocolate Poke Cake is Perfect for the holidays!!

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Bailey's Irish Cream

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic Irish cream syrup

💰Cheaper: coffee creamer

Non-alcoholic syrup offers similar flavor without the alcohol content

chocolate cake mix

🥗Healthier: homemade chocolate cake

💰Cheaper: vanilla cake mix + cocoa powder

Homemade options can be healthier and more customizable.

Welcome to the Southern Flavor Kitchen, where everything we cook is full of flavor.

Introduce the ingredients for the Bailey's Irish Cream Chocolate Poke Cake.

Add the chocolate cake mix into a bowl.

Add 3 large eggs into the cake mix, ensuring no shells are included.

Pour in 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil into the mixture.

Mix the ingredients together until well combined.

Fold in about 1/4 cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips into the batter.

Spray the baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Pour the cake batter into the greased baking pan.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 25 to 35 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.

Remove the cake from the oven after approximately 35 to 36 minutes, ensuring the toothpick comes out clean.

Let the cake cool completely.

Prepare the filling by mixing 14 oz of sweetened condensed milk with 1/3 cup of cocoa powder, 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream, and 1/4 cup of Bailey's Irish Cream.

Mix the filling ingredients until well combined.

Poke holes in the cooled cake and pour the filling evenly over the top.

Refrigerate the cake for 1 to 2 hours to allow the filling to set.

Prepare the chocolate buttercream icing by mixing whipped buttercream with chocolate icing, using about half of the chocolate icing.

Add 1/2 cup of Bailey's Irish Cream to the icing mixture and mix until combined.

Spread the chocolate buttercream icing evenly over the chilled cake.

Top the cake with additional mini semisweet chocolate chips.

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