This Better Than Sex Cake Recipe is rich, indulgent, and irresistibly moist! Layers of chocolate cake, caramel, and whipped topping make it the ultimate dessert for parties, holidays, or special occasions.
Looking for a dessert that’s truly decadent and guaranteed to impress? Better Than Sex Cake lives up to its name with moist chocolate cake, rich caramel, sweetened condensed milk, and fluffy whipped topping.
This indulgent treat is perfect for parties, holidays, or anytime you want to spoil your family and friends with a show-stopping dessert. It’s one of the Best Chocolate Desserts.
We have been making this for years along with Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake and Sock It To Me Cake.
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Why This Recipe Works
- Moist Chocolate Cake: The base is soft and rich, soaking up the caramel and sweetened condensed milk perfectly.
- Layered Flavors: Chocolate, caramel, and whipped topping create a decadent combination that’s irresistible.
- Easy to Make: Despite its indulgent taste, this dessert is simple to assemble using a boxed cake mix and a few pantry staples.
- Crowd-Pleaser: Perfect for parties, holidays, or special occasions—everyone loves this cake.
- Make-Ahead Friendly: Can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Customizable: Top with chocolate chips, nuts, or toffee bits for added texture and flavor.
Ingredients
- Devil’s Food Chocolate Cake Mix – Plus, ingredients listed on the box
- Sweetened Condensed Milk – Try our Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe
- Jar Caramel Sauce. Try Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe.
- Cool Whip. Store bought is fine, but we love Homemade Whipped Cream.
- Chopped Heath Candy Bars. Chopped into small pieces.
Get the entire recipe list at the bottom of the page.
Substitutions And Additions
- Cake mix– You can substitute other types of boxed cake mix for the Devil’s food cake mix. Try using chocolate or German chocolate cake mix. Yellow cake mix or white cake mix is even an option for the cake batter.
- Candy– This is a great way to use leftover candy and you can use other types besides Heath. Try using Butterfinger, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, snickers, Hershey bars and more. Any of these would be great on the cake.
- Ice cream– If you feeling decadent, add a scoop of No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream to the cake when serving.
- Use different sauce – Instead of caramel ice cream topping, drizzle chocolate syrup or Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe.
- Chocolate Chips – You can mix in chocolate chips for some extra crunch in the cake mix.
- Cookies– Chopped Oreos taste amazing on this cake.
- Coconut. Sprinkle shredded coconut on top of the cake.
How To Make Better Than Sex Cake
- Step 1. Prepare Oven – Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×13 dish by spraying with nonstick spray.
- Step 2. Then make the cake according to the package directions for a 9×13 cake. Bake for about 30 minutes or according to the package.
Step 3. Poke holes in the cake using the round handle end of a wooden spoon.
Step 4. Then pour the sweetened condensed milk all over the top of the cake. Next, pour the caramel sauce over the top of the cake/
Step 5. Spread the whipped topping on top of the cooled cake and sprinkle with chopped toffee bits.
Step 6. Finally, refrigerate the cake for at least two hours. Then slice and serve.
Storage
- Refrigeration: Store the cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4–5 days.
- Layer Protection: If storing in a cake pan, cover with a lid or wrap tightly with plastic wrap to prevent the whipped topping from drying out or absorbing fridge odors.
- Freezing: You can freeze individual slices for up to 2 months. Wrap each slice in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe container. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
- Serving Tip: Let refrigerated or thawed cake sit at room temperature for 10–15 minutes before serving for the best texture and flavor.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can make Better than Sex Cake in the Crock Pot. It takes about 2 hours for the cake to cook in the slow cooker. It is the same gooey, chocolate cake that you love just made in the crock pot. Get all the instructions for Crock Pot Better Than Sex Cake.
A poke cake is a type of cake you poke holes in after baking. The holes are filled with a delicious mixture that is poured over the cake and gets into every last inch of the cake.
Recipes vary but the filling can be a pudding mixture, fruit, sweetened condensed milk and more. This is a very easy recipe.
We love making poke cakes. There are so many different ways to make them and with easy ingredients, pokes cake are our go-to dessert.
This cake is perfect for any occasion. It is rich and decadent that we take it to potlucks, birthday parties or for a cook out.
It is perfect served with some vanilla ice cream or your morning coffee. We love this cake anytime of the day.
The end of a wooden spoon is the perfect size. You can also use a wooden skewer but they aren’t as wide.
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Treat yourself and your loved ones to this indulgent Better Than Sex Cake! Moist, gooey, and layered with caramel and whipped topping, it’s a dessert everyone will rave about. Leave a comment below and tell us how your cake turned out or share any creative toppings you added.
Better Than Sex Cake Recipe
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×13 dish by spraying with nonstick spray.
- Make the cake according to the package directions for a 9×13 cake.
- When the cake is done baking use the round handle end of a wooden spoon and poke holes all throughout the cake.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk all over the top of the cake and spread it out.
- Then pour the caramel sauce over the top of the cake and spread it out.
- Refrigerate the cake for at least two hours.
- Spread the Cool Whip on top of the cooled cake and sprinkle with chopped Heath bars.
I made this dessert for work. Most of them are guys. Let me tell you that this was a HUGE hit! I didn’t even tell them the name of it, but WOW the comments I got were very, shall we say, erotic! I never expected that! So, I guess they liked it! I’m sure I will be getting request to make this again very soon.
I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing.
Hey Carrie, you mentioned that the cake for Better Than Sex could be cooked in the slow cooker but didn’t give instructions on how to do it. Will you please send me the instructions on how to cook in the crockpot? I’ve heard of this recipe and wondered what it would taste like so I’d like to try it. It’s just sooo hot here I don’t want to heat up the house with the oven. TIA! A loyal follower, Debbie Faulk
Hey Debbie – Here is that Full recipe https://dessertsonadime.com/crock-pot-better-than-sex-cake/