Why is poke cake soggy?
Chocolate caramel poke cake with sweetened condensed milk is meant to be very saturated with the luscious sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce. It can get soggy if the holes are too small or poked too closely together, the cake is too warm when the caramel and condensed milk are poured on top, or there is just too much liquid. To keep poke cake from getting soggy, let the cake cool 15-20 minutes before poking the holes and adding the filling. Using the end of a wooden spoon or a chopstick, poke the holes about one inch apart. Some recipes call for a full can of condensed milk and a cup of caramel, this one uses half those amounts to keep the cake super moist without being soggy.