Peanut-Caramel-Candy Bar Cake


Prep Time: 60min
Total Time: 2hr 15min
Servings: 36

Ingredients

1/2
cup butter or margarine
1/4
cup whipping cream
1
cup packed brown sugar
1/2
cup peanuts, coarsely chopped
1
box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® dark chocolate or devil's food cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
4
bars (2.07 oz each) chocolate-covered peanut, caramel and nougat candy, coarsely chopped
1
container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white or whipped cream frosting

Directions

  • 1Heat oven to 325°F. In heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat butter, whipping cream and brown sugar over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until butter is melted. Pour into 2 ungreased 9-inch round cake pans. Sprinkle evenly with peanuts.
  • 2Make cake batter as directed on box. Carefully spoon batter into pans.
  • 3Bake 36 to 41 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack, placing cakes peanut sides up. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 4Gently stir candy into frosting. Place 1 cake layer, peanut side up, on serving plate. Spread with half of the frosting mixture. Top with second layer, peanut side up. Spread top with remaining frosting mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

    Expert Tips

    For an extra-special treat, serve each piece with a generous drizzle of chocolate syrup.
    Get your creative juices flowing, and invent your own versions of this divine dessert. How about using almonds instead of the peanuts and chocolate-covered almond and coconut bars instead of the peanut candy?

    Comments

    1. so tempting .. I hv seen this as I eat my lunch.. I wish I have this for my dessert

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