Peppermint Chocolate Cake Mix Bars - only 7 ingredients!! Cake mix, eggs, butter, oil, chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and crushed candy canes. I took these to a party and they were gone in minutes! I always double the recipe now because everyone goes crazy over this easy dessert!! These are best if you make them the day before and refrigerate overnight. Great for parties, tailgating, and your holiday cookie tray. YUM! #dessert #fudge #cakemix
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Combine cake mix, oil, and eggs. Press 2/3 of cake mix dough into the bottom of the prepared pan.
In a microwave-safe dish, combine chocolate chips, butter, and sweetened condensed milk. Microwave in 1-minute increments until smooth. Pour fudge over cake mix dough.
Drop remaining 1/3 of cake mix dough over the fudge layer.
Bake bars for 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove bars from oven and sprinkle crushed candy canes on top. Cool completely before cutting.
Notes:
You are going to only use the dry cake mix. DO NOT make the cake!
I like to flatten the dough before dropping it on top of the fudge layer. This isn't necessary, but I like the way it looks.
Line the baking dish with non-stick aluminum foil to easily remove the baked bars.
The bars are better if you refrigerate them for several hours before cutting. This allows the fudge layer to set.
Can use any flavor of chocolate chips- semi-sweet, bitter-sweet, milk chocolate. I used Baileys Irish Cream chips. Andes mint chocolate chips would also be good.