Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Snickers Cake


If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you already know about this cake.  I made this cake for Chicken Legs birthday this past weekend.  He actually came up with this cake and I baked it for him.  

This cake was over the top!  It is similar to some of the other candy bar cakes we've made recently, but on steroids.   This cake was actually better the second day (if you can wait that long).  Be warned - this is super rich.  Make sure you have plenty of people to share it with!





Snickers Cake
(Printable Recipe)

1 box devils food cake mix, plus ingredients to make the cake
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar Smucker's hot caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 snickers candy bars, chopped
1/3 cup peanuts, chopped
caramel sauce
chocolate sauce

Bake cake in a 9x13-inch pan according to direction on the package.

While cake is baking, mix condensed milk and hot caramel topping until well blended. When the cake is done and while it's still hot, poke holes in it with a fork or straw. Pour milk mixture over the cake. Allow cake to cool completely. Sprinkle chocolate chips over cake.

In a chilled bowl, whip together heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla. Whip on high speed of an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes. Stir in chopped snickers. Spread over cake. Sprinkle chopped peanuts over cake. Drizzle caramel and chocolate sauce on top. Chill.



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37 comments:

Anna W. said...

i think i just gained 10lbs from looking at it! oh my gosh it looks oh so good!!!

Becky said...

Oh..My...Lord..... MUST have. you rock!

Becky said...

That looks so good... My son is 21 today and he wants a TWIX cake. do you have a recipe for one of those? I found a cupcake recipe using pecan sandies but he wants a cake...

The Japanese Redneck said...

My husband would luv it. His favorite candy bar is snickers.

Theresa said...

Oh my goodness, I can't wait to try this! IT looks YUMMY! Thanks for sharing the recipe! HUGS!

Codojedzenia said...

This recipes is very nice. I will try i nearby future

Sharon said...

Made this for my son's girlfriend for her birthday this weekend. It was a HUGE hit. Will be trying this out with other candy bar/cake mix combos. The icing made with heavy cream is really the perfect topping. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

Sharon said...

Made this for my son's girlfriend for her birthday this weekend. It was a HUGE hit. Will be trying this out with other candy bar/cake mix combos. The icing made with heavy cream is really the perfect topping. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

feedyourfussyeater said...

That looks incredible. I have a major sweet tooth so I'll have to try sometime this summer.

Pamela said...

I was wondering about Sunday Dinner dessert--well, I'll wonder no longer. This will be an amazing surprise to those lovlies who gather around my table!

Keira Eichenlaub said...

Made this for July 4th party and it was a hit! im becoming the "cake lady" in the family. ill have to try all your cake recipes now so i dont have repeats unless requested!

Julie said...

I hope it isn't too late to ask a question but are you supposed to heat the caramel ice cream topping before mixing or is hot just part of the name?

Stephanie Parker said...

Julie - hot is just part of the name of the sauce. If you can't find hot caramel sauce, you can just use regular caramel sauce

Mary said...

I have to say...you are my hero! I just finished making this cake for my husband's birthday, it looks so yummy! It is in the fridge taunting me right now. Next time (yes there WILL be a next time) I need to whip the cream longer to make it fluffier, I was afraid of turning into butter. It still turned out fluffy but not as fluffy as yours.

Daysi Campos said...

When the recipe calls for vanilla...is it extract?

Stephanie Parker said...

Daysi - yes, it is vanilla extract. I hope you enjoy the cake!

Ginger said...

how much Smucker's hot caramel ice cream topping do u use as far as cups/oz?

Stephanie Parker said...

Ginger - you use the whole jar. I believe it is 12 ounces.

angelita ramirez said...


I bought a small carton of heavy whipping cream and mixed it with the powdered sugar on high with the standing mixer. It never got fluffy :( it was runny, thin liquid. What did I do wrong? I ended up buying a tub of cool whip which saved me. Everyone loved it, regardless.

Cathy Chen said...

I just tried making this cake and it was a bust. The caramel milk topping flooded, softened and destroyed the soft cake. I want to try this again in the morning. Questions: I leave the cake in the pan when I pour the Carmel milk topping over the holes? How many holes? Cause when I poked them it started pulling some of the cake up. Is the cake in the pan or on the cooling rack when I frost it?

Caroly Rendel said...

Just made this for work birthday party and it was a huge hit! This webpage is now being distributed around the office!

Stephanie Parker said...

Caroly - YAY! So glad it was a hit and thanks for sharing the link to the website!

Rachelle Currier said...

just made this for myself for my birthday. Amazing and delicious.

Rachelle Currier said...

just made this for myself for my birthday. Amazing and delicious.

Stephanie Davis said...

Just made this. I've never had a recipe turn out just like a picture until now. My family LOVED it too! Thanks!!!

Stephanie Parker said...

That is awesome Stephanie! Glad it was picture perfect!

isobelrobson said...

I see a lot of snickers cake recipe but this one is unique. Can you make recipes for diabetic people too?

-Ms. Isobel

fn said...

I didn't read the pour the condensed milk part while cake is hot part. my cake is cooled already.I wonder if i can poke holes now and if it.will still soak it up?

Stephanie Parker said...

Fn - I think it will be fine. It just might take longer.

fn said...

thanks Stephanie.I have a recipe for a three milk cake i think you'd enjoy =)

Sarah said...

If this is your original recipe...you should know someone is taking your photo and recipe and spreading it around facebook (a copyright violation that's been happenign with increasing frequency)...I just happened to see a friend share it and wanted ot make you aware of it.

Here's the link to the person that posted it (and has almost 55,000 shares with no credit going back to you)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200351876232678&set=a.1195598183272.30356.1627980587&type=1&theater

Stephanie Parker said...

Sarah - thank you SO much! It is my original recipe and photo. I really appreciate you alerting me to this violation!

Naomi McBee said...

O M G!! This cake was Amazing!!! I am on my second cake because it went so fast! I have become addicted to making your recipes..I am doing the Butterfinger Cake as we speak!!!! Ty for posting these amazing recipes!!!

pebbles46 said...

planning on making this today for church. Will the whipping cream hold up for tomorrow if prepared today and 2ndly since it is for a church function does it need to be kept in refridg or can it be placed on dessert table at the church function

emmablacket said...

I’m a frustrated pâtissier! I want to learn this recipe for my mother. She loves snickers chocolate so I guess she will probably like this snickers cake as well.

-Ms. Emma

CBinLB said...

Terrific recipe! It not only looks fantastic, it appears to be pretty easy. But I do have a question. You say to use three Snicker's bars. Since they come in so very many sizes (mini, fun size, regular, king size, etc.), which size do you recommend for a 9x13" cake? I'm assuming it's the regular size ones, but I thought I'd check. Thanks so much for the post, along with your many other wonderful recipes!

Stephanie Parker said...

CBinLB - I did use the regular size snickers bars. Enjoy!

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