I freely admit that this is a cop-out sort of cake for this blog. The foundation is from a boxed cake mix, and the only fancy things that I had to do were decor-type things. Can you blame me for choosing an easy recipe? This is the 28th cake!
I have mostly heard this cake called “Better than Sex Cake” but I really didn’t want to google that term, so I found this version instead on About.com’s forum, posted by Pamiam12.
The Recipe
1 pkg, 2 layer-size German chocolate cake mix
1 – 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 – 12 to 12.5 oz. jar caramel ice cream topping
1 – 8 oz. carton frozen whipped topping
3 – 1.4 oz. bars chocolate covered English toffee, chopped
Prepare and bake the cake mix according to pkg. directions for a 13×9 inch baking pan. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack.
Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes about 1 inch apart over the surface of the cooled cake. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake.
Pour the caramel ice cream topping over the cake. Spread the whipped topping evenly over the top of cake. Sprinkle the chopped toffee bars over the whipped topping.
Serve immediately or chill up to 24 hours.
My Alterations
I had a bit of evaporated milk left over from a previous cake recipe, so I just used whatever was left in there. I didn’t measure it. I also bought some cream and whipped it up myself, but didn’t add any sugar to it because I figured this cake would be sweet enough!
The directions aren’t entirely clear. Should I have poked holes in both layers of cake? Only spread the caramel topping in the middle of the cake? My husband suggested that I spread whipped cream in the middle of the cake, making it prettier for the pictures (good idea, actually), but that wasn’t stated in the recipe. I just sort of did what I thought it said, which was to poke holes in the bottom cake layer and pour the milk in, spread the caramel on top, and left the top layer for whipped cream and chopped candy only. I used Dime Bars for the topping.
The Result
Very easy to make and put together. The cake itself came out soft and fluffy, as one would expect from a boxed cake mix. No problems with any of it, really.
The Verdict
I like this cake, but I wouldn’t classify it as better than sex. Homework? Of course! But not sex.
It tasted much better warm than cold, and because it has to be stored in the fridge to keep the cream, I wasn’t very happy with it. I don’t like my cakes cold.
The Rating
4/5
Good, but not AMAZING. A lazy cake that’s easy to put together and that will please the crowds. Nothing wrong with that!
