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A homemade slice of raspberry zinger poke cake topped with whipped cream, fresh raspberries, and glossy raspberry sauce.

Raspberry Zinger Poke Cake

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A nostalgic Raspberry Zinger Poke Cake inspired by Hostess Zingers — moist white cake soaked with homemade raspberry glaze, topped with fluffy cream cheese frosting and coconut.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chill Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 13
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 1 box White cake mix - Any brand
  • 3 large Eggs
  • ⅓ cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - Added for flavor
Raspberry Filling
  • 1 cup Raspberry jam/preserves - Seedless preferred
  • ½ cup Water
  • 2 tablespoon Corn syrup - For shine + consistency
  • Few drops Red food coloring - Optional for color
Frosting
  • 8 oz Cream cheese - Softened
  • ½ cup Unsalted butter - Softened
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon Heavy cream - Adjust for consistency
  • 2 cups Sweetened shredded coconut - For topping

Equipment

  • 1 9×13 metal baking pan (For baking cake)
  • 1 Wooden spoon (For poking holes)
  • 1 Medium saucepan (For raspberry filling)
  • 1 Electric hand mixer (For frosting)
  • 1 Offset spatula (For spreading frosting)
  • 1 Fine-mesh strainer (Optional, for seedless filling)
  • 1 Mixing bowls (For cake and frosting)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven, prepare pan, mix batter with vanilla, bake 25–28 mins, cool 15 mins.
  2. Combine jam, water, and corn syrup; heat until smooth; color and strain if needed.
  3. Poke holes in warm cake and pour raspberry filling into holes.
  4. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  5. Prepare frosting, spread over chilled cake, press coconut on top, chill 30 mins.

Nutrition

Serving: 115gCalories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 330mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 450IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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