Monday, May 11, 2009

Heath Bar Cake


Sure hope all of you moms had a Happy Mother's Day yesterday! My sister Rhonda prepared a "Thanksgiving quality" lunch at her house in honor of our mom, Nancy, and I brought a dessert that has become a favorite on our family's table, a pudding-like Heath Bar Cake. I don't mean to insult your intelligence (or cooking sensibilities) if you have been making this for years, but every now and again I find someone who has never had this cake, and it really is quite yummy. So, here's the recipe in case someone needs it!

Heath Bar Cake

1 package Devil's Food or Chocolate Fudge cake mix (prepare it according to package directions for a 9 x 13-inch cake)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar caramel ice cream topping
1 small carton Cool Whip
3/4 package Heath Bits o' Brickle toffee bits OR about 6 Heath Bars chopped in the food processor

Bake cake according to package directions. When cool, punch holes in the cake with the handle of a wooden spoon.

Pour the can of sweetened condensed milk into the holes, followed by the caramel ice cream topping. The cake will be swimming in a sea of toppings at this point. Spread with Cool Whip, spreading with a light touch to keep the cake crumbs from getting mixed in the Cool Whip.

You can add the topping now, but I like to add it just before serving so it retains some crunch. At any rate, you really need to let this cake chill in the refrigerator overnight to absorb all the toppings. This cake is so rich and dense, it will weigh approximately 87 pounds when you take it out of the refrigerator, and you will gain about that same amount if you eat this very often. But for those few-times-a-year special occasions? Enjoy!

And here are all the ladies in our family gathered for Mother's Day 2009: Aunt Jane, Cari, me, mom, Rhonda w/ Amelia, and kneeling, Madison

10 comments:

  1. Great photo of the ladies in the family! I haven't made this recipe in a long time. Yours looks so delicious!

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  2. Oh Yum! I could go for a piece of that right now!
    Look's like you had a grand Mother's Day with all the women in the family!
    Nancy

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  3. Wow, that looks like quite a cake. I will have to try it. The picture of the ladies in the family is very nice, it would make a great scrapbook page.

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  4. Your cake looks and sounds delicious, Angela. Can't wait to try it! That really is a wonderful photo of all the women in your family. How lucky you are to have shared the day together.

    I hope everyone here had a very happy Mom's Day.

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  5. I love the Mother's Day pix and ohhhh the Heath bar cake. When, oh when will be able to send virtual cake? I'd sure love some with my coffee this a.m.! Techies should get on this... they can send a man to the moon for Heaven's sake!

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  6. Ok, the FEEDJIT is so cool! GREAT find! I hope you don't mind if I use it on my blog! I love this stuff, especially since my stepdad in law thinks Ian and John invented the Internet.

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  7. Yes, great photo! It's fun to see a picture of you! What a wonderful cake.

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  8. Sweet post! Thanks for sharing the recipe and the picture.

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  9. Thanks for sharing the photo. I don't think I've ever seen a picture of you and it's nice to put a name with a face.

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