This sinfully delicious Better Than Sex Dessert is chocolatey, sweet, creamy, and will make you absolutely insatiable! Also known as a lush, this chilled dessert has layers upon layers of sweet decadence.
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Better than Sex Cake
I don’t often buy boxed cake mixes, but when I do, it’s because I want to dress them up! This fluffy lush dessert is decadently sweet and delicious – you’d never know the base is chocolate cake from a box.
This easy chocolate dessert recipe starts with a chocolate cake base that’s topped with a sweet cream and caramel sauce and a layer of whipped cream. Garnish the layered cake with a sprinkle of chopped toffee and caramel drizzle for the ultimate dessert.
While the name might make you blush, each bite is sure to make you smile. With such a playful name, it’s always fun to make this dessert for bachelorette parties and ladies’ nights!
Why You’ll Love this Better than Anything Dessert Recipe:
- LAYERS: Between the sweet and sticky chocolatey caramel base and the fluffy whipped topping, it’s easy to lose yourself in this layered lush.
- CHILLED: This chilled chocolate dessert is a wonderful make-ahead dessert option. The longer it chills, the better it tastes!
- EASY: Better than sex cake comes together quickly with just a few already-prepared ingredients. No muss, no fuss!
How to Make Better than Sex Cake
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Prepare and bake the cake according to package instructions.
- Poke holes all over the cake with the back of a wooden spoon.
- Combine the sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce.
- Pour the creamy caramel evenly over the cake and refrigerate it for 1 hour.
- Top the cake with Cool Whip, chopped toffee, and a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Better than sex cake, also known as better than best cake, is a cake consisting of a chocolate cake mix, a moist caramel and condensed milk center, and a whipped topping coated in toffee bits.
While using a boxed cake mix saves time, feel free to make a homemade chocolate cake as the base layer for this dessert.
Toffee bits are my go-to topping for better than sex cake. Instead of toffee, try crushed Oreos, chopped Snickers or Butterfinger candy bars, chocolate chips, or a drizzle of chocolate sauce.
While you can absolutely use homemade whipped cream, I recommend using whipped topping because it is more stable and will not melt into the cake as it sits. If you do choose to use homemade whipped cream, I recommend waiting until you’re ready to serve the cake to top it with whipped cream.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- When choosing a chocolate cake mix, devil’s food is my go-to. It’s slightly richer than classic chocolate cake mix, with the same great chocolate flavor.
- Make this dessert ahead of time! This lush tastes even better the longer it chills – be sure to keep it covered in the refrigerator so it stays fresh.
- Before adding the whipped topping, make sure the cake is completely cool (an hour in the refrigerator should do the trick!). If the cake is still warm, the whipped topping will melt quickly.
Playfully named and decadently layered, this better than sex cake recipe really has it all!
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Better than Sex Dessert Recipe
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix 432 grams (1 box), such as Betty Crocker Devil's Food
- 1¼ cups water 284 grams
- ½ cup vegetable oil 100 grams
- 3 large eggs 150 grams
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 396 grams (1 can)
- 14 ounces caramel sauce 396 grams, plus more for garnish
- 8 ounces whipped topping 227 grams, thawed, such as Cool Whip
- ½ cup chopped toffee candy 78 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Bake the chocolate cake in a 9×13-inch pan according to the directions on the cake mix box.15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix, 1¼ cups water, ½ cup vegetable oil, 3 large eggs
- Let the cake cool for 10 minutes. Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes evenly over the top of the cake. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce.14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, 14 ounces caramel sauce
- Pour the caramel mixture over the warm cake, making sure to fill the holes.
- Cover the cake and refrigerate it for 1 hour.
- Once the cake has chilled, spread whipped topping on top and sprinkle with chopped toffee. Drizzle with additional caramel sauce, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.8 ounces whipped topping, ½ cup chopped toffee candy
Notes
- Try not to poke holes all the way through to the bottom of the cake, just make a pocket for the caramel mixture to collect.
- Chopped Heath bars are a wonderful option for the toffee candy topping. Chopped Butterfinger, Snickers, or Reese’s cups would also be delicious!
- When choosing a chocolate cake mix, devil’s food is my go-to. It’s slightly richer than classic chocolate cake mix, with the same great chocolate flavor.
- Make this dessert ahead of time! This lush tastes even better the longer it chills – be sure to keep it covered in the refrigerator so it stays fresh.
- Before adding the whipped topping, make sure the cake is completely cool (an hour in the refrigerator should do the trick!). If the cake is still warm, the whipped topping will melt quickly.
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