Description
Sinful chocolate cake layers meld with caramel and whipped cream in this Better Than Sex Cake that promises pure indulgence. Rich chocolate, velvety toppings, and sweet caramel create a dessert so irresistible you’ll want seconds before finishing your first slice.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 can (14 ounces / 396 grams) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup caramel sauce
Topping Ingredients:
- 1 container (8 ounces / 226 grams) whipped topping
- 1 cup toffee bits
Additional Optional Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup chocolate syrup or hot fudge
Cake Mix Additional Requirements:
- Eggs (as specified on cake mix box)
- Vegetable oil (as specified on cake mix box)
- Water (as specified on cake mix box)
Instructions
- Prepare the chocolate cake according to package directions in a 9×13-inch baking pan, ensuring even baking at recommended temperature.
- Allow cake to cool for approximately 10 minutes after removing from oven.
- Create numerous small holes across the entire cake surface using the wooden spoon handle, creating channels for additional moisture.
- Gradually pour sweetened condensed milk over the cake, ensuring liquid penetrates the punctured holes thoroughly.
- Drizzle caramel sauce evenly across the cake’s surface, allowing the syrup to seep into the perforations.
- Refrigerate the cake for a minimum of 2 hours, permitting complete absorption of milk and caramel.
- Remove from refrigerator and generously spread whipped topping across the entire cake surface.
- Sprinkle toffee bits uniformly over the whipped cream layer for added texture and flavor.
- Optional: Enhance presentation by drizzling chocolate syrup or hot fudge in elegant patterns across the top.
- Return cake to refrigerator until serving time, maintaining its chilled, decadent consistency.
Notes
- Use the end of a wooden spoon handle to create uniform, deep holes that allow caramel and condensed milk to penetrate every layer, ensuring maximum flavor absorption.
- Prepare the cake a day in advance to let flavors meld and develop a richer, more intense taste profile.
- Swap regular whipped cream with coconut whipped cream and use dairy-free caramel sauce to accommodate lactose-intolerant guests.
- Slightly warm the caramel sauce before pouring to help it seep deeper into the cake’s crevices, creating a more moist and decadent dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg