Better Than Sex Cake aka Better Than Anything Cake is a rich, ultra-moist chocolate cake soaked with sweet caramel and topped with fluffy whipped topping and candy bar pieces. This easy poke cake is decadent, indulgent, and always a hit at parties and family gatherings.
Making Better Than Sex Cake is easy and totally worth it. Start with a soft chocolate cake (boxed or homemade), poke holes all over, and pour sweet caramel and condensed milk into every nook and cranny. Once it’s soaked and super moist, spread on fluffy whipped topping and finish it off with crushed candy bars. After a little chill time, you’ve got a rich, creamy, melt-in-your-mouth dessert that disappears fast.
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Ingredients for Better Than Sex Cake
- boxed cake mix and ingredients on the back of the box
Or make a homemade chocolate cake. - cocoa
- sugar
- flour
- milk
- oil
- eggs
- baking soda
- baking powder
- vanilla
- salt
- water
- whipped topping
- Heath candy
FAQs
Better Than Sex Cake is a rich, indulgent dessert made with chocolate cake, sweetened condensed milk, caramel sauce, whipped topping, and crushed toffee or candy bars.
It gets its name from how rich, moist, and indulgent it is. The combination of chocolate cake, caramel, and whipped topping makes it hard to resist.
No. I am using a homemade chocolate cake recipe. Boxed mix just makes it quicker and easier.
Use the handle of a wooden spoon, straw, or skewer. Make holes about 1 inch apart so the filling soaks in evenly.
Yes, it’s a rich and sweet dessert. If you prefer less sweetness, you can use unsweetened whipped cream or reduce the caramel slightly.
Top Tips
- Poke the holes while the cake is warm. The warm cake absorbs the sweetened condensed milk and caramel much better.
- Don’t be shy with the holes. Space them about 1 inch apart and make them deep enough so all that gooey goodness seeps down into the cake.
- Chill before topping. Let the cake cool completely and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before adding whipped topping. This keeps it light and fluffy instead of melting.
- Store it covered and chilled. Because of the whipped topping and sweetened condensed milk, this cake needs to stay refrigerated.
How to make Better Than Anything (Sex) Cake
- If using a cake mix: Prepare and bake the chocolate cake in a 9x13-inch pan according to package directions.
- To make the chocolate cake homemade: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth.
- Stir in the hot water. The batter will be thin-this is normal! Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool for about 10-15 minutes. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cake about 1 inch apart.
- In a small bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk with caramel sauce. Slowly pour evenly over the cake, making sure it seeps into the holes. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (overnight is even better).
- Spread the whipped topping evenly over the chilled cake. Sprinkle crushed toffee bits over the top and drizzle with chocolate syrup or caramel if desired. Slice, serve, and watch it disappear.
Better Than Sex (Anything) Cake
Ingredients
- 1 boxed chocolate cake mix, plus the ingredients on the back of the box
- OR homemade cake ingredients below:
Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 12 oz. jar caramel sauce (ice cream topping works well)
- 1 8 oz. container whipping topping, thawed
- 1 cup Heath bars or toffee bits, crushed
- chocolate syrup or caramel drizzle
Instructions
- If using a cake mix: Prepare and bake the chocolate cake in a 9x13-inch pan according to package directions.
- To make the chocolate cake homemade: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth.
- Stir in the hot water. The batter will be thin-this is normal! Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool for about 10-15 minutes. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cake about 1 inch apart.
- In a small bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk with caramel sauce. Slowly pour evenly over the cake, making sure it seeps into the holes. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (overnight is even better).
- Spread the whipped topping evenly over the chilled cake. Sprinkle crushed toffee bits over the top and drizzle with chocolate syrup or caramel if desired. Slice, serve, and watch it disappear.
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