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.
You can also use the butterscotch or hot fudge sauce in a jar, I use chopped pecans, on top, but even heath bar pieces, butterfingers, stickers cut up, whatever you desire! Faye c
Can this be made as cupcakes and frozen till needed?
I honestly have never tried that, so I can’t say if it would work! I don’t think this would be a great one to do that with, but I could be wrong. Let me know if you try it 🙂
Csb i substitute carmel syrup for carmel sauce
Yes!
Wondering how the cupcakes turned out? I am thinking to try it this weekend for a Christmas get together. (Minus the freezing) Any advice?
This cake was a hit when I made it for my office earlier this year. So much so that it’s been requested again.
Did you take out coffee from the ingredients, or are my eyes playing tricks on me?
We actually did remove the coffee from the recipe but you can definitely add it if you’d like 🙂
Loved your cake ,but I’m looking for how much coffee to add to my batter and was it also adding to the cool whip, I’m thinking it was, can you help, going to make this on the 23rd of December for Christmas.
You can add coffee to the cake as well as the icing if you’d like. We’ve updated our recipe and it doesn’t include it anymore. I believe the original recipe called for 1/4 or 1/2 cup of coffee and then two tablespoons in the icing. Enjoy!
Do i let the cake cool before i put the milk n carmel syrup on it
Nope! Enjoy!!
Just made this cake for my boyfriend’s birthday.. his birthday is in 2 days, do you think it’ll be soggy if it sits in the fridge until then?? I haven’t put the top layer on yet.
I think it will be ok! Enjoy!
This dessert came out amazing. I do have to say it is super sweet and rich, but worth it. Thank for the recipe, I was looking for something different and this was perfect!
So glad you enjoyed it!