This easy better than sex cake is one of my favorite desserts. We start with a simple chocolate cake and then use a wooden spoon to poke holes in it. Sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce are poured over the cake and then it’s topped with Cool Whip and crushed Heath bars before being served. It’s irresistible!
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Better Than Sex Cake:
I’ve heard it called several things: Better Than Best Cake or Almost Better Than Sex Cake or Better Than Anything Cake or Better Than You Know What Cake. If you’ve heard of Sex in a Pan, this is it…or the Next Best Thing to Robert Redford dessert? Or perhaps you know it as Robert Redford Cake/Better Than Robert Redford Cake. First, think of Robert Redford. In fact, google photos of Robert Redford back in the day. There’s your answer.
Better Than Sex Cake Ingredients
You Will Need:
- Devil’s Food Chocolate cake mix plus ingredients listed on the cake box
- Can sweetened condensed milk
- Jar caramel sauce
- Tub of Cool Whip
- 4 Heath bars
Ingredient Substitutions
CAKE MIX: Try making this with a German chocolate cake mix instead of devil’s food. OR, when you mix the cake, only use two eggs and add a half-cup of whiskey.
SAUCE: Substitute hot fudge topping for the caramel sauce.
TOPPINGS: There are lots of sweet nothings that can be added to top things off: peanut butter cups, Butterfingers, Snickers, Oreos.
Scroll down to the very bottom of the post for the full Better than Sex Cake recipe, which you can print or pin for later!
How to make a Better Than Sex Cake
STEP ONE: 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.
STEP TWO: Pour the sweetened condensed milk all over the top of the cake and spread it out.
STEP THREE: Then pour the caramel sauce over the top of the cake and spread it out.
STEP FOUR: Refrigerate the cake for at least two hours.
STEP FIVE: Spread the Cool Whip on top of the cooled cake and sprinkle with chopped Heath bars.
The result is an irresistible, moist, homemade better than sex cake that everyone will love. This is no ordinary chocolate cake. The rich, buttery caramel sauce adds to the moist texture of this confection. Then there’s the topping with whipping cream, more coffee AND heath bar pieces. Heavenly.
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Better than Sex Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- Devil’s Food Chocolate cake mix plus ingredients listed on the cake box
- 1 14- ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 16- ounce jar caramel sauce
- 1 8- ounce tub of Cool Whip
- 4 Heath bars chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 dish by spraying with nonstick spray.
- Make the cake according to the package directions for a 9x13 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.
Ok so I made this cake and let it cool first😬 do you think that will impact it much?
It might make it a little drier!
Do you stick it in the fridge as soon as you put the Carmel/condensed milk on, or do you need to let it cool completely first? Also, will it stay good if I do the whole cake part and stick it in the fridge over night, then do the topping the next day?
Yes, you can pop in the fridge when you’re done and it’s fine to do toppings the next day!
I need to double the recipe. Should I do one big pan or two separate pans?
I think I would do two pans!
I’m looking to make this a day or two ahead of time. Would you suggest I bake the cake ahead and then poke the holes and add the toppings the day I’m going to serve it?
I would make it according to the recipe ahead of time but leave the whipped topping off until you’re ready to serve! Enjoy 🙂
Will do. Thanks!
I have made this delicious cake for years. It’s my go to cake and also most requested!