Description
Chocolate Candy Bar Cake is a decadent dessert made with moist devil’s food cake layers and a creamy frosting packed with chopped candy bars and pecans. Using a boxed mix for convenience, this indulgent cake delivers bakery-quality results with minimal effort. Perfect for birthdays, potlucks, and celebrations, it’s a show-stopping treat that combines rich chocolate, crunchy nuts, and sweet candy pieces in every bite.
Ingredients
1 (15.25-ounce) package devil’s food cake mix
1 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 (3.5-ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 cup chopped pecans
4 (1.5-ounce) bars milk chocolate candy, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease and flour three 8-inch pans.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, milk, oil, eggs, and pudding mix. Beat on low until blended, then on medium for 4 minutes. Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake 20–25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes, then remove from pans and cool on wire racks for 30 minutes.
- For the frosting, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping, pecans, and chopped chocolate.
- Assemble by spreading frosting between cake layers, then frost top and sides. Garnish with extra candy bar pieces or pecans if desired.
Notes
- Try different candy bars like Snickers, Butterfinger, or Kit Kat.
- Swap pecans for walnuts, almonds, or omit for nut-free.
- Drizzle caramel or chocolate sauce between layers for extra richness.
- Chocolate pudding mix can be used instead of vanilla for deeper flavor.
- Decorate with whole candy bars on top for a dramatic presentation.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
