Mango Coconut Poke Cake with Sara Lee #SLSweetTreats
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Shortly before the holidays I was introduced to poke cakes using Sara Lee All Butter Pound Cake. The idea of creating a semi-homemade dessert that was simple was definitely appealing with my busy schedule. I realized just how delicious poke cakes are after making the 1-2-3 Cherry Poke Cake. When I was asked to create a dessert using a Sara Lee product, my mind went back to this tasty dessert.
Last month I received some new products on my doorstep, including JELL-O in a mango flavor. Mango! My seven year old son and I are definitely mango lovers. I wanted to the mango flavor out in a recipe, and a poke cake seemed like the perfect option. And since I wanted to stay with a light, tropical feel, I opted for some toasted coconut on top.
This poke cake turned out amazing!
Mango Coconut Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 loaf 16 oz.Sara Lee frozen pound cake, thawed
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 1 pkg. 3 oz. JELL-O Mango Flavor Gelatin
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 3 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup fresh mango chopped (about 1 mango)
- 2 cups thawed whipped topping divided
- 2/3 cup coconut toasted
Instructions
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Remove foil lid from cake package. (Do not remove cake from pan.) Pierce cake with skewer at 1/2-inch intervals, poking skewer through cake to bottom of pan.
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Add boiling water to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water; pour over cake. Refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, toast coconut and cool to room temperature. (See instructions below.)
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Beat cream cheese and sugar until well combined. Stir in fresh mango and 1/2 cup whipped topping. Refrigerate until ready to use.
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Invert cake onto platter. Cut cake horizontally in half. Spread bottom half of cake with cream cheese mixture. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining COOL WHIP. Garnish with toasted coconut.
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Dessert can be prepared ahead of time. Refrigerate up to 12 hours before serving.
Recipe Notes
How to toast coconut: Bake coconut in a single layer on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees. Bake, then stir, every 2-3 minutes until lightly browned. If you start to see any color at all you know you are close and check it every 30 seconds after that.
This time around I couldn’t use the stir stick I used in my cherry poke cake to create the holes. (It was accidentally thrown away.) I ended up using the end of a wooden spoon, but I think this recipe works better with smaller holes.
This mango cream cheese filling is so delicious. I could just eat with a spoon!
The added crunch of the toasted coconut on top really adds to the cake and looks so pretty.
Consider adding this same filling to a Sarah Lee Angel Food cake and skipping the gelatin all together.
Do you have a favorite no-bake dessert?
Oh wow that sure looks good – thanks!
I’m not a jello fan but a mango coconut cake sounds like the next dessert i wanna try!
This looks wonderful! I agree, the mango-cream cheese filling sounds so delish I’d want to eat it with a spoon. I love the addition of the toasted coconut on top.
This looks good and also refreshing. I wouldnt have thought to use mango jello in fact I have never tried it.
I’d like this cake except for the coconut, don’t like it, will leave it off.
This does sound great, all but the coconut on top of my piece but the rest would love it with the coconut on it as well.
What a quick and easy dessert for summer! That has me written all over it! I’ve never made a poke cake before, but I’ll sure make this one. Thanks!
I love this,cant wait to try this on the family,looks soo good
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
My goodness this cake looks like heavenly goodness on a plate. My family and I are big fans of Mango and Coconut and I’m sure this tropical concoction would be a hit. I’m pinning this. Thanks for sharing 🙂
What a great recipe! We love the Sara Lee Pound Cake. So I am sure this would be a huge hit in our house. Plus I like how nice it looks and would be great to serve when you have guest over. Thanks for the recipe!
This looks so good! THank you!
This is really neat! I hadn’t heard of poke cakes before.
I have never had Mango Coconut Cake, but it looks so good.
Looking at it, I thought it would be more difficult to make then it is. I can do this!
This is such a beautiful cake and a great one to make for a birthday party. My sister is having a birthday and I know that she would love this cake!