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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!
- 1 loaf (16 oz.)Sara Lee frozen pound cake, thawed
- ¾ cup boiling water
- 1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Mango Flavor Gelatin
- ¼ cup cold water
- 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¾ cup fresh mango, chopped (about 1 mango)
- 2 cups thawed whipped topping, divided
- ⅔ cup coconut, toasted
- Remove foil lid from cake package. (Do not remove cake from pan.) Pierce cake with skewer at ½-inch intervals, poking skewer through cake to bottom of pan.
- 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.)
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until well combined. Stir in fresh mango and ½ cup whipped topping. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- 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.
- Dessert can be prepared ahead of time. Refrigerate up to 12 hours before serving.
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?
Barbara Montag says
May 5, 2014 at 12:36 pmOh wow that sure looks good – thanks!
anna pry says
May 5, 2014 at 2:42 pmI’m not a jello fan but a mango coconut cake sounds like the next dessert i wanna try!
Jean says
May 5, 2014 at 6:33 pmThis 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.
ellen beck says
May 6, 2014 at 12:11 amThis looks good and also refreshing. I wouldnt have thought to use mango jello in fact I have never tried it.
Sarah L says
May 6, 2014 at 12:43 amI’d like this cake except for the coconut, don’t like it, will leave it off.
Sandra VanHoey says
May 6, 2014 at 10:38 amThis 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.
Robin Wilson says
May 6, 2014 at 12:08 pmWhat 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!
Vickie Couturier says
May 7, 2014 at 11:17 amI love this,cant wait to try this on the family,looks soo good
Lily Kwan says
May 10, 2014 at 12:27 amThis recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Sherrie C. says
May 12, 2014 at 12:34 pmMy 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 🙂
Tammy S says
May 16, 2014 at 6:59 amWhat 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!
Manda Healey says
May 30, 2014 at 10:31 amThis looks so good! THank you!
Elisabeth says
June 18, 2014 at 11:17 amThis is really neat! I hadn’t heard of poke cakes before.
Holly E says
July 2, 2014 at 6:11 amI have never had Mango Coconut Cake, but it looks so good.
James Robert says
June 6, 2015 at 7:00 amLooking at it, I thought it would be more difficult to make then it is. I can do this!
Karen Glatt says
September 2, 2015 at 11:44 amThis 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!