Better Than Sex Cake Recipe is so rich, decadent and simply amazing. It’s also known as Heath Bar Cake and each bite is loaded with caramel, chocolate, toffee and more.
If you are looking for a cake recipe that is frugal, super easy to make and tastes amazing, this better than sex cake with heath bars recipe is the one to try! Each bite is so rich and creamy. It’s one of the Best Chocolate Desserts.
You only need a few ingredients but the results are heavenly. Lots of chocolate, caramel, and more come together to make each bite so tasty.
The sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce soak into the cake and make each slice so moist and flavorful. 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
With just 5 ingredients, this cake is so easy to make. Lots of chocolate, caramel, toffee and cool whip make this cake heavenly. You will love it and I bet it becomes a favorite anywhere you take it!
Just be prepared though, once you make this cake, everyone will always want you to make it. It is that good.
Delicious bits of chopped heath bars get crumbled all over the top for an amazing cake. This sweet, gooey chocolate cake is rich and decadent. It starts with a cake mix and the topped with sweetened condensed milk, cool whip and crushed heath bar.
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
- Refrigerator – If you are placing the leftovers in the refrigerator, make sure to cover with plastic wrap until you are ready to serve again.
- Freezer – Placing the leftover cake in the freezer is easy to do. Tightly cover the cake with plastic wrap and then foil to ensure that it is complete covered. It will stay good up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Thawing Cake – Place cake in the refrigerator overnight to allow cake to thaw.
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.
Many Candy Bar Recipes
This Better than Sex Cake recipe is a must try for an easy and decadent cake! I’m so excited for you to try it. Please let me know if you loved it by leaving a comment.
Better Than Sex Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Devil’s Food Chocolate cake mix plus ingredients listed on the box
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 16 ounce jar caramel sauce
- 8 ounce tub of Cool Whip
- 1/2 cup chopped Heath bars
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/