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Chocolate Heath Bar Cake

This post was last updated on November 28, 2024 at 5:27 am

December 6, 2022 by Tamara J. 2 Comments

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Heath Bar Cake is a super moist chocolate cake infused with sweetened condensed milk and caramel then topped with toffee candy. This decadent treat is also known as Better Than Sex Cake and the name fits! Made easy, and delicious from a chocolate cake mix, this is bound to become your favorite dessert.

For more tasty box cake recipes, try Cookies and Cream Chocolate Poke Cake and Strawberry Crunch Cake Brownies next!

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  • Why We Love This Chocolate Heath Bar Cake Recipe:
  • What is Poke Cake?
  • Ingredients you need:
  • Instructions to make Chocolate Heath Bar Cake:
  • Alternatives and Variations:
  • Pro-Tips:
  • Storing and Reheating:
  • FAQ:
  • More Dessert Recipes to Try
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slice of heath bar cake on a plate with the rest of the cake in a pan in the background

Heath bar cake is rich, sweet, and chocolatey. When I want to impress a crowd, this is my go-to! Made with box cake mix, it is a simple way to make an incredible dessert.

How do you make a box cake taste better? Poke holes in the chocolate cake then drench it in sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce. Top it with crushed heath candy bars and whipped cream and you have the best heath bar cake!

Why We Love This Chocolate Heath Bar Cake Recipe:

Easy to Make! Made with cake mix, it is ready after just a few simple steps! No one will be able to guess that this is not completely homemade.

So Delicious! This poke cake has layers of flavors; rich, condensed milk-soaked chocolate cake, sweet caramel, luscious whipped topping, and the delightful crunch of toffee heath candy bars.

A crowd-pleaser! You will definitely impress your guests with this one! It will be the most requested cake for special occasions.

heath bar cake with a slice cut out

What is Poke Cake?

Poke cake is a baked cake that is poked with holes and then filled with a liquid or sauce for a gooey, moist delicious dessert. Using this method when you bake a cake makes the cake so much more moist and tender.

Ingredients you need:

  • Chocolate cake mix: Use your preferred chocolate cake mix and be sure to grab the other ingredients listed on the box. Alternatively, bake a chocolate cake from scratch.
  • Sweetened condensed milk: Make sure you get this and not evaporated milk.
  • Caramel sauce: Be sure to use sauce and not syrup.
  • Cool whip: You will want to spread a thick layer of this over the surface of the cake.
  • Chopped Heath bar: Use this or a bag of crumbled Heath pieces.
slice of moist chocolate cake

Instructions to make Chocolate Heath Bar Cake:

Bake the Chocolate Cake

Preheat your oven to 350°. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. 

Use a large bowl to mix the cake batter by following the instructions on the box. 

Then add the batter to the pre-greased baking dish and bake according to the package instructions. 

Add Condensed Milk, Caramel and Heath Candy

Once the cake is done baking, remove it from the oven and use the end of a wooden spoon (or a chopstick, or anything small and round) and begin poking holes all over the hot cake. 

poke cake soaked in sweetened condense milk

Then pour the can of sweetened condensed milk all over the cake, and use a spatula to gently press it down into the holes you poked. 

Next, pour the caramel sauce all over and gently smooth it into the holes in the cake. Then sprinkle one cup of the broken heath bar pieces over the top of the cake. 

poke cake topped with heath pieces

Chill the Heath Bar Cake

Cover the dish loosely with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Add Toppings

Remove the chilled cake from the refrigerator and add the cool whip topping all over the top of the cake. Coat the entire cake.

cake coated in whipped topping

Finally, sprinkle on the remaining crumbled Heath bar pieces and serve immediately!

overhead view of a pan of heath bar cake

Alternatives and Variations:

  • For even more chocolate, use hot fudge instead of caramel sauce.
  • Swap the chocolate cake for a yellow or vanilla cake.
  • To highlight the salty/sweet combo, you can swap regular caramel sauce for salted caramel sauce.
  • Replace heath bars with Skor bars, Butterfingers, Reese's, Snickers, or chocolate chips.

Pro-Tips:

  • When pouring the sweetened condensed milk into the holes, tap the pan on the counter several times to ensure the milk fills the holes.
  • Keep the heath bars frozen until you are ready to use them. When frozen, they are easier to break.
  • Serve heath bar poke cake cold. The flavors soak into the cake and the taste is so out of this world!

Storing and Reheating:

Cover the cake with plastic wrap then foil and place it in the fridge for up to 3 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months.

close up view of better than sex cake

FAQ:

Can Heath Bar Cake be made ahead?

Yes. Save time and bake heath bar cake in advance. Bake the chocolate cake then cover it with plastic wrap and store it in the fridge for up to a week. When you are ready to serve, thaw it to room temperature and continue the rest of the package directions.

What flavor is Heath bar?

Heath bars are buttery English toffee coated in creamy milk chocolate. They are a smooth and buttery flavored candy.

Are Skor bars the same as Heath bars?

Hershey makes both of these chocolate-covered toffee bars. Although they have similar flavors and textures, there are slight differences. For example, Skor contains condensed milk, while heath bars contain cocoa butter.

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slice of heath bar cake next to a pan of the cake

Chocolate Heath Bar Cake

Heath Bar Cake is a super moist chocolate cake infused with sweetened condensed milk and caramel then topped with toffee candy. This decadent treat is also known as Better Than Sex Cake and the name fits! Made easy, and delicious from a chocolate cake mix, this is bound to become your favorite dessert.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Additional Time: 2 hours hours
Total Time: 2 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, chocolate cake, dessert, heath, heath bar cake
Servings: 12 pieces
Calories: 236kcal
Author: Tamara J.

Ingredients

  • 1 box Chocolate cake mix and ingredients listed on the box
  • 14 ounce can Sweetened condensed milk
  • 16 ounce jar Caramel Sauce
  • 1 tub of Cool whip
  • 2 cups Chopped Heath bar or bag of crumbled Heath pieces

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. 
  • Use a large bowl to mix  the cake batter by following the instructions on the box. 
  • Add the batter into the pre-greased baking dish and bake according to the package instructions. 
  • Once the cake is done baking, remove it from the oven and use the end of a wooden spoon (or a chopstick, or anything small and round), and begin poking holes all over the warm cake. 
  • Pour the can of sweetened condensed milk all over the cake, and use a spatula to gently press it down into the holes you poked. 
  • Next, pour the caramel sauce all over and gently smooth it into the holes in the cake. Sprinkle one cup of the broken heath bar pieces over the top of the cake. 
  • Cover the dish loosely with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  • Remove the chilled cake from the refrigerator and add the cool whip topping all over the top of the cake. Spread it out so that the entire cake is covered. 
  • Sprinkle on the remaining crumbled Heath bar pieces and serve immediately!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 204mg | Sugar: 47g
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  1. Yolanda says

    December 15, 2022 at 12:48 pm

    5 stars
    Yum

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  2. Pamela says

    December 08, 2022 at 12:49 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious

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