Better than Anything Cake (aka Better than Sex Cake) is a chocolate poke cake made with homemade caramel sauce, whipped cream and heath chips. This cake recipe is EASY and so delicious, you won't be able to stay away.
Some people call this 'Better than Sex Cake' but we call it Better Than Anything Cake.
This is one of the most requested cake recipes at our house. It's a chocolate poke cake, meaning you poke holes in the cake and then pour caramel sauce and sweetened condensed milk over it. Those toppings soak into the cake, making it completely irresistible. I try to only make it for a party or a big gathering so it's gone quickly. Otherwise, the leftovers call to me from the fridge. It's just. so. good. Did I mention it is like, the world's easiest cake to make?
Chocolate Poke Cake Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake Mix (and anything listed in the instructions)
- Caramel Sauce
- Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Whipped Cream
- Chopped up Candy Bar or Heath Bits for topping
Sometimes I make this cake with a chocolate cake mix, other times I will make this chocolate cake recipe from scratch. It is delicious either way!
Do you need to make Homemade Caramel Sauce?
No, you can use store-bought caramel sauce if you want to, but I prefer to make a batch of Aunt Val's Caramel sauce. It is really easy to make, and SO much better than anything that comes in a jar.
The heath bar bits on top are so good, I am tempted to add twice as many next time! If you don't have a package of heath bits, you can chop up your favorite candy bar, use chocolate chips, or drizzle extra caramel all over it!
Consider trying some of our other easy cake recipes:
- The World's Best Red Velvet Cake
- Texas Sheet Cake
- Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
- Easy Banana Cake with Vanilla Glaze
Better Than ANYTHING Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake prepared
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cool whip
- 1 cup heath chips
Instructions
- Prepare chocolate cake according to box directions.
- While the cake is baking, prepare home made caramel sauce and let cool for about 5 minutes.
- After removing cake from the oven, let it cool for five minutes.
- Use a fork or toothpick to poke small holes about an inch apart over the entire cake.
- Pour caramel over the top of cake, then pour sweetened condensed milk over that.
- Let cake cool completely.
- Spread cool whip over the top of the cake.
- Sprinkle heath bits over the cake for garnish.
Notes
Nutrition
I hope you love it as much as we do!!
xo,
Kim
What is it about this combo that you cannot put down your fork for?
Yum!
Cassie
Better than anything is right!! So Yummy!
Jessica
Yay! So glad you loved it!
lauren
My husband requests this for his birhtday. Soo good!
Jessica
So does mine! Haha, so funny!
Liz
Delicious recipe- Thanks!
Bonnie Poe Peysen
I have just copied the recipe but so anxious to have it made & be ready to dig in, It taste better than it sounds you all better check where I live because ai will be buying up all the ingredients making them for the sick & then to my family, Thank you all who made this possible
Jessica @ Pretty Providence
Yay!! We are so so glad you like it!
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Amy
Looks good. I just put together the cake batter and am waiting for the oven to preheat. I am making this for 4-H foods. Our assignment was to make something out of the cake mix that was not on the box. So, I found this on Pinterest, and I am making it today. Thanks. Hopefully it will taste as good as it sounds. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Amy
Looks good. I just put together the cake batter and am waiting for the oven to preheat. I am making this for 4-H foods. Our assignment was to make something out of the cake mix that was not on the box. So, I found this on Pinterest, and I am making it today. Thanks. Hopefully it will taste as good as it sounds. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Gayle Shepherd
Where can I find Aunt Val's caramel?
Sydney Andersen
This cake looks and sounds SO good and I love how easy it is to making! I am totally making this for my birthday treat :)
Jessica @ Pretty Providence
You will not regret it! I have seriously never met anyone who wasn't obsessed!
Whitney H
This look amazing and super easy! Gosh, I'd much rather be eating that than my cereal right now, haha!
Jessica @ Pretty Providence
Haha you and me both girl!! It really is sooo good and sooo easy!