Better Than Sex Cake
This isn’t just a dessert – it’s a peak experience.
How can this cake be better than sex, you ask? Well, it starts out with a rich, chocolatey devil’s food cake, which is already pretty awesome. Then you amp up that awesomeness by making it a poke cake. While it’s still warm, you poke holes in the top and drizzle it with sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce, which soaks into the cake and makes it extra moist and rich and sweet.
But you don’t stop there! Next you spread this already decadent cake with a layer of creamy, fluffy whipped topping. And as if that weren’t enough, you sprinkle it with buttery-sweet toffee bits, chopped Health bars, and even more caramel sauce.
Right from the moment you sink your fork into the velvety softness of this cake, you know it’s going to be something special. And when you take a bite and the flavors of rich chocolate, caramel, toffee, and whipped topping all melt into your mouth at once – well, all I can say is, you’ll understand how it got its name.
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Yep! It’ll keep up to a week in the fridge, or up to three months in the freezer. Just thaw it completely in the fridge before serving it.
Funny you should ask! I happen to have a whole collection of poke cake recipes. My classic Easy Candy Bar Poke Cake is similar to this one, but with yellow cake instead of chocolate. My Cannoli Poke Cake combines white cake with creamy cannoli filling and chocolate chips. My Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake features the flavors of chocolate, caramel, and pecans. My Banana Split Poke Cake has all the flavors of your favorite frozen treat, with white cake, banana pudding, chocolate and cherry syrups, and fresh strawberries and bananas. And my festive Red White and Blue Poke Cake celebrates the Glorious Fourth by drenching a white cake with liquid strawberry and blueberry gelatin and dressing it with fresh berries.
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- Preheat oven to 350°F or as directed on cake mix package instructions.
- Beat together cake mix, eggs, oil, and water following the instructions and quantities indicated on cake mix package.
- Pour cake batter into a 9×13 glass baking dish and bake according to instructions (approximately 30 minutes).
- Allow cake to cool for just 5 minutes or so, the cake can/should still be warm when you pour the milk and caramel over it.
- Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk and the caramel sauce over the cake, drizzling it evenly.
- Once the cake has completely cooled, gently top with the thawed whipped topping.
- Sprinkle with chopped toffee bits, chopped Heath bar, and more caramel sauce.
- Slice into 20-24 pieces and serve.
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Ingredients
- 15.25 oz package devil’s food cake mix
Ingredients for making the cake (check your cake box for exact eggs, oil and water needed – but these are what I used)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 & 1/4 cups water
- 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup caramel sauce/ice cream topping plus more for the top of the cake
- 8 oz. container of Cool Whip or frozen whipped topping thawed
- 1 cup chopped Heath bar
- 1 cup toffee bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F or as directed on cake mix package instructions.
- Beat together cake mix, eggs, oil, and water following the instructions and quantities indicated on cake mix package.
- Pour cake batter into a 9×13 glass baking dish and bake according to instructions (approximately 30 minutes).
- Allow cake to cool for just 5 minutes or so, the cake can/should still be warm when you pour the milk and caramel over it.
- Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk and the caramel sauce over the cake, drizzling it evenly.
- Once the cake has completely cooled, gently top with the thawed whipped topping. Sprinkle with chopped toffee bits, chopped Heath bar, and more caramel sauce.
- chopped toffee bits, chopped Heath bar, and more caramel sauce.
- Slice into 20-24 pieces and serve.
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I have been making this cake for 30 years. It is one of my family’s favorites. I was quite surprised to see it on my news feed. I’ve never seen it in any recipe books. I got this recipe from a friend back in my college days. It was her go to cake for functions that called for a dessert. So happy that you have offered this recipe. I believe it will be the go to cake for all those who try it! It is definitely a chocoholics delight!