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Okay, I have to preface this recipe–it is neither frugal nor healthy. However, it is delicious, and always a HUGE hit at pot lucks and dinners. Seriously, I always come home with a completely clean dish, with people requesting it again the next time a dinner comes up. It’s that good. So, I usually do make it for dinners so that I won’t have this unhealthy dessert tempting me at home 
What You Need:
Chocolate Cake Mix (links to a homemade version)
1 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 8 oz. tub of whipped topping
1 Heath Candy Bar*
What to do:
1. Prepare the chocolate cake as directed on the box or with your homemade mix.
2. As soon as it comes out of the oven, poke holes in the cake. I like to use a knife and poke little bitty holes all over. A little at a time, pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top of the cake, using a rubber spatula to spread it around so that it gets absorbed evenly throughout the cake (Some people use the end of a wooden spoon to make bigger holes, but I feel like the liquid is absorbed more evenly this way).
3. Refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours, until it is COMPLETELY cooled and cold.
4. In the meantime, crush up some heath bar. If you plan to make this a few times, you can also purchase Heath Bar baking chips that are already crushed up for about the same cost (or even cheaper) than the candy bars, so be sure to look for those in your grocery baking section.
5. Once the cake is COMPLETELY cooled and cold, spread the tub of cool whip all over it, and sprinkle on the heath bar pieces. I like to then top with some caramel and chocolate ice cream topping as well.
(My cake wasn’t COMPLETELY cooled and cold, so my whipped topping was a little melty and flat for this picture…oops!)
The really cool thing about this recipe is that there are so many variations to it! Use a white cake mix and top with pineapples and coconut instead of the heath bar for a pina colada cake. No sweetened condensed milk? Pour in chocolate or caramel sauce. The possibilities are endless
Like this recipe?
YUM!!!
(For more recipe ideas, check out: Tasty Tuesday, Weekend potluck, Melt in your Mouth Monday Feasting in Fellowship Friday)
This looks amazing!
It looks delicious — and I love that it uses a cake mix. A mix can really be a helper in a pinch or when teaching children to bake. Thanks, Crystal!
WOW this looks amazing. Thanks for linking up today!! hugs
So glad you posted this cake! My 4 year old made this for her daddy for fathers day with just a little bit of help. It’s super fun and easy for children. The cool whip frosting is very forgiving and the heath bits cover up any uneven spots. I recommend letting your little ones make this for someone they love.
Great idea, Nina! My little ones love helping me in the kitchen also. And, we made this cake for father’s day as well…it was a hit since both my dad and hubby love it
this looks wonderful…yum!
I WANT A BITE…NOW! Looks fabulous…and I love that it looks ‘melty’. I’m wild about toffee – and have learned to make a nearly-sugar-free homemade sweetened condensed milk, so that works well for me and my diabetic hubby. Come on over and check it out at my blog…www.thebetterbaker.blogspot.com
Awesome! I have seen a few homemade sweetened condensed milk recipes (with sugar) that I’ve been wanting to try out.
This recipe is awsome, my family loved it. If you haven't tried it you don't know what you are missing. Can't wait to try the white cake with pineapple and cocounut. thanks so much…
yum yum have to try it sucker for a good cake and coffie
Oh, my! Does that sound good.
You can use butterscotch topping and sweetened condensed milk as well…….delicious!
Yes, I’ve used both of those as well
Thanks for the reminder.