Read this sentence from Paragraph 4 of the passage.

I can’t imagine how far gone I must have seemed to her, but I’ll never forget what she said as I prodded the chocolate mass parading as cake on my tray.

Which word has the most similar meaning to prodded in this sentence?
A) shoved
B) poked
C) touched
D) ate

(i have an answer but im just checking if im right)