Description
Indulgent Heath Bar Poke Cake merges classic caramel and chocolate flavors into a delightful dessert dream. Sweet layers of moist cake, creamy filling, and crunchy toffee bits create an irresistible treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
Filling and Topping Ingredients:
- 1 (14 ounces) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (16 ounces) jar caramel topping
- 1 (8 ounces) tub whipped topping
- 4–5 Heath bars (crushed)
Preparation Ingredients:
- Cooking spray or butter (for greasing pan)
Instructions
- Mix and bake the chocolate cake according to package directions in a rectangular baking pan.
- After cooling slightly, use the rounded end of a wooden spoon to create uniform holes throughout the cake’s surface.
- Slowly pour sweetened condensed milk across the entire cake, ensuring the liquid penetrates deeply into each punctured cavity.
- Generously cascade caramel topping over the moistened cake, allowing it to flow into the holes and across the surface.
- Carefully spread whipped topping in an even layer, completely covering the caramel-infused cake.
- Crush Heath bars into small, uneven fragments and evenly distribute them across the whipped cream layer.
- Refrigerate the cake for 3-4 hours, allowing the ingredients to harmonize and the cake to set completely.
- Before serving, slice into clean, precise squares to showcase the cake’s layered texture and decadent components.
Notes
- Adapt the cake mix for dietary needs by using gluten-free or dairy-free alternatives to make the dessert more inclusive.
- Use a wooden spoon handle with a thicker end to create consistent, evenly spaced holes for better caramel and milk distribution.
- Freeze crushed Heath bars briefly before sprinkling to prevent them from becoming sticky and clumping together.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before adding toppings to prevent whipped cream from melting and maintain a clean, layered appearance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg