“Better Than Sex Cake” – Weird Name, Delicious Dessert

A while back I made some insane Better Than Sex Chex Mix that was modeled after the infamous Better Than Sex Cake – and I realized that while I have gotten the chance to eat the cake before, I have never actually made it. Well – I decided that it was definitely time to change that!

In case you aren’t familiar with the “Better Than Sex Cake” – there are several recipes and variations out there, but the main idea is a base of chocolate cake that’s extra moist and sweet thanks to a drizzle of caramel, and then it’s topped with Heath bar bits, cool whip, and more caramel. Sounds good, right? Ok then – time to get started:

 

Better Than Sex Cake II (Recipe courtesy of AllRecipes.com)

Prep time: 30 min
Cook Time: 1 hour
Ready in: 1 hour 30 min

 

Ingredients
-1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix (plus required ingredients per cake preparation – eggs/water/oil)
-1/2 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
-6 ounces caramel ice cream topping
-3 (1.4 ounce) bars chocolate covered toffee, chopped
-1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

 

Directions
1. Bake cake according to package directions for a 9×13 inch pan; cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Make slits across the top of the cake, making sure not to go through to the bottom
2. In a saucepan over low heat, combine sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping, stirring until smooth and blended. Slowly pour the warm topping mixture over the top of the warm cake, letting it sink into the slits; then sprinkle the crushed chocolate toffee bars liberally across the entire cake while still warm
3. Let cake cool completely, then top with whipped topping. Decorate the top of the cake with some more chocolate toffee bar chunks and swirls of caramel topping. Refrigerate and serve right from the pan

 

This was easy to make, I mean, its basically a boxed cake mix with some snazzy extras – so pretty much anyone can do it!

So much toffee – yum!

Doesn’t this make your mouth water?

I’m going to be honest with you – I do NOT love the name “Better Than Sex Cake” – because let’s be real – can a cake really be better than really good sex? Doubtful – but a cake CAN be easy to make, and taste delicious – which I would say this definitely succeeds at. You get the chocolate cake taste with a slight caramel kick to it, and its super moist, and the heath add just the right amount of crunch while the whipped topping gives it a creamy aspect too. I HIGHLY encourage you to bring it to your next picnic, girl’s night, work party, or just make it at home for you – a simply delicious indulgence awaits you!

Can A Cake Become A Chex Mix? Yes – It Surely Can

So, Pinterest is great, isn’t it? A place to get ideas for everything from weddings and showers to parties, fashion, and my personal favorite – RECIPES! Any recipe you can ever imagine is on there, and I have made some really great things off of recipes I have “pinned”

My husband and best friend and I have a shared board where we can all pin funny stuff – but the REAL purpose of this particular board could definitely be summed up as “This recipe looks good – Catie needs to make it for us” – which is where the idea for the Better Than Sex Chex Mix came from
It’s basically a Better than sex cake in snack mix form. What is a better than sex cake, you might be wondering? Well, it’s chocolate cake infused with fudge and caramel, and topped with whipped cream and toffee bits – and IT. IS. AWESOME. It’s moist and sweet and delicious – and while I don’t know if it’s quite as amazing as the name states, I will concede that it is one of the best cakes out there
So obviously when it came to this Chex Mix, I knew I was a goner – so I immediately sent my husband to the store and got ready to mix it up

Better than Sex Chex Mix
Ingredients
8 cups Chocolate Chex® cereal
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, MINI size
1 cup MINIATURE marshmallows
1/2 cup caramel bits (found by the chocolate chips in the baking aisle — or chop up regular caramels)
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/2 cup MILK chocolate baking chips (or more if you’re a huge chocolate fan)
1/2 cup vanilla (white) chocolate baking chips
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Directions
• Into large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper or foil.
• In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour caramel mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-sized pieces.
• Make sure Chex mixture is cool to the touch (so candy doesn’t melt.) Evenly sprinkle mini peanut butter cups candy and miniature marshmallows over Chex mixture.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave caramel baking bits and cream uncovered on High about 1 minute or until chips can be stirred smooth. Use a spoon or fork to drizzle over snack. Microwave the milk chocolate baking chips next, starting with 20-seconds and stirring, then at 20 second intervals until the mixture is completely smooth (microwave temps vary, so watch the chocolate and stir frequently until it’s of drizzling consistency). Drizzle over the snack mixture. Then microwave the vanilla (white) baking chips in 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth, and drizzle that over the snack mixture. (Note: The vanilla and milk chocolate chips should not need cream added.) Quickly sprinkle coarse salt over all while candy drizzles are still wet.
• Refrigerate until set. Break apart and store in tightly covered container. Perfect for gift giving!

The only changes I made to this recipe were that I used mini rolos instead of peanut butter cups (I happened to have them on hand), and I skipped the caramel chips altogether – they didn’t have them at the store and I didn’t feel like unwrapping and chopping up regular caramels – luckily the end result did not suffer from these changes!)

Now I realize this isn’t exactly “baking”, as it only uses the microwave, but it DEFINITELY still counts as dessert (considering how much sugar is in it…)

I love the textures on this, the crunch of the chex, the softness of the rolos, and the slight salt taste you get every so often is a great balance of flavor too – I would definitely make this again, and it would be a great thing to bring to a party since it can really be an appetizer or a dessert!