January 24, 2024
Review RecipeBetter Than Sex Cake Recipe
Table of Contents
- This Better Than Anything Cake is, well, better than anything!
- Better than Sex Dessert Recipe ingredients
- BTS Cake Substitutions and Additions
- How to make Better than Sex Cake
- How to serve this recipe for Better than Sex Cake
- Storing Better Than Anything Cake
- Better than Sex Dessert Recipe FAQs
- MORE RECIPES TO TRY
- JUMP TO RECIPE
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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!
This Better Than Anything Cake is, well, better than anything!
This delectable cake is known by many names including Better Than Best Cake, Almost Better Than Sex Cake, Better Than Anything Cake or Better Than You Know What Cake. If you’ve heard of Sex in a Pan, this is it…or perhaps you know it as Robert Redford Cake or Better Than Robert Redford Cake.
No matter what it is called, the result is no ordinary chocolate cake. This is a moist, homemade better than sex cake that everyone will love. 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 Dessert Recipe ingredients
You will need:
- Devil’s food chocolate boxed cake mix plus ingredients listed on the cake box
- 1 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
- jar of caramel sauce
- 8 ounce tub of Cool Whip
- 4 Heath candy bars
BTS Cake Substitutions and Additions
CAKE MIX: Try making this with a different type of chocolate cake mix such as German chocolate cake instead of devil’s food cake mix. 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 of the cake: chocolate chips, Reese’s peanut butter cups, Skor bars, Butterfingers, Snickers, Oreos, heath toffee bits.
WHIPPED CREAM: You can either use a whipped topping such as Cool Whip or make your own homemade fresh whipped cream using our recipe found here.
How to make Better than Sex Cake
STEP ONE: Bake cake according to the package directions for a 9×13 cake. When the cake is done baking, use the end handle of a wooden spoon and poke holes all throughout the cake (just like we do in this recipe for Turtle poke cake, too!) (just like we do in this recipe for Turtle poke cake, too!).
PRO TIP: It’s best to make the holes in the cake while it is still slightly warm because as it cools, the crust on top of the cake will crumble more easily.
STEP TWO: Pour the sweetened condensed milk all over the top of the cake and spread it out.
PRO TIP: When you’re pouring the cream into the holes, tap the pan on the counter a few times to get rid of any air bubbles and make sure the cream fills the holes completely.
STEP THREE: Then pour caramel sauce over the top of the cake and spread it out to cover the entire cake.
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.
How to serve this recipe for Better than Sex Cake
Our better than sex cake is utterly decadent and is a perfect treat to serve for a special occasion or for no occasion at all. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side for a truly indulgent dessert.
Serve with our iced tea, raspberry iced tea, sweet peach iced tea, or our southern strawberry sweet tea on the side to wash it all down.
And if you’re looking for more popular cakes, check out our oatmeal cake, chocolate poke cake and chocolate pudding cake.
Storing Better Than Anything Cake
IN THE FRIDGE: If have any leftovers of this cake, you’ll want to store it covered in plastic wrap in the fridge until you’re ready to serve again.
IN THE FREEZER: You can also freeze this better than sex cake recipe. Tightly cover with plastic wrap and then cover with aluminum foil for up to 3 months. Allow the cake to thaw in the refrigerator before serving.
Better than Sex Dessert Recipe FAQs
You can make this delicious cake a day ahead and then add Cool Whip when you’re ready to serve.
You can use whichever flavor of cake mix you prefer.
The end of a wooden spoon is the best size to poke holes in the cake.
It’s an easy cake which generally starts with a box mix that you poke holes into while it’s still hot after baking. The holes are then filled with a liquid or filling — like condensed milk, pureed fruit, chocolate cream, or pudding. It makes a moist and delicious cake.
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BTS Cake (Better than Sex Cake)
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°F. Prepare a 9×13 dish by spraying with nonstick spray.
- 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.
- 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.
Comments
Faye M Coco says
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
Chris says
Can this be made as cupcakes and frozen till needed?
Layne Kangas says
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 🙂
Wende says
Csb i substitute carmel syrup for carmel sauce
Layne Kangas says
Yes!
Chris says
Wondering how the cupcakes turned out? I am thinking to try it this weekend for a Christmas get together. (Minus the freezing) Any advice?
Wende Wenis says
Do i let the cake cool before i put the milk n carmel syrup on it
Layne Kangas says
Nope! Enjoy!!
Heather says
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.
Layne Kangas says
I think it will be ok! Enjoy!
Celeste says
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!
Layne Kangas says
So glad you enjoyed it!
Lisa says
What size Heath bars are you using? I couldn’t find the regular candy bars so bought a bag of miniatures. How many do you think I should use?
Layne Kangas says
I’m not sure how big the mini bars are compared to regular size. We use four regular size ones so I would guess maybe you would need 8-12 mini ones! Although, really, you can’t go wrong! Enjoy 🙂
Layne Kangas says
If you don’t like the texture, I would try leaving out some of the oil when baking the cake itself!
Heather says
Ok so I made this cake and let it cool first😬 do you think that will impact it much?
Layne Kangas says
It might make it a little drier!
Sarah says
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?
Layne Kangas says
Yes, you can pop in the fridge when you’re done and it’s fine to do toppings the next day!
Sydney says
I need to double the recipe. Should I do one big pan or two separate pans?
Layne Kangas says
I think I would do two pans!