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I have a secret to tell you. Don’t tell anyone – especially not my husband Ryan.. I’ve been hiding halloween candy in our laundry room!! I’m doing it because I love him. It’s just too dangerous to have it laying on the counter saying “eat me!” Surprisingly, knowing where it’s hidden isn’t a big temptation for me. Except for last night. I thought I could just have one piece. But then I decided that would counter act the time I just put in at the gym. So having halloween candy around the house is more dangerous than I thought, one piece here, another there.
And it’s not like we’re saving the candy for trick-or-treaters because we live in a neighborhood that doesn’t really see any trick-or-treaters. That’s why when I buy a bag, I have to use it in recipes. Then for some reason I don’t feel as bad about eating it :) Anyone else have that rationale?
So what are you to do with that tempting halloween candy? I’m here to tell you your options.
Option 1. Sell your halloween candy to your dentist if they have a program like that. Brilliant idea, cash for candy.
Option 2. The Switch Witch. Your kids decide to let the Switch Witch take their candy and leave a toy in exchange. The downfall? Now the parents are hoarding the candy!
Option 3. Use that halloween candy in delicious recipes. This recipe for the Candy Bar Cake is the ultimate recipe to help you eat up that leftover candy. And it is honestly incredible!
You can use any kind of chocolate candy you’d like, or even a mishmash of whatever ends up in your kid’s halloween bucket! Top it off with some chocolate drizzle.
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Candy Bar Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix, 15.25 oz
- 7 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 4 oz caramel topping
- 10 mini twix bars
- 10 mini milkyway bars
- 10 mini three musketeers bars
- 1 container cool whip, 8 oz
- 1 package softened cream cheese, 8 oz
- Chocolate drizzle, to top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to the temperature on the back on the package.
- Prepare the cake mix as directed on the back of the package, making sure to grease the 9x13 inch pan.
- While the cake is baking, mix together the sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping. Set aside.
- Also chop the mini candy bars into small pieces. Set aside.
- Remove the cake from the oven once it’s done baking. While the cake is still hot, poke holes all over the cake with a straw.
- Pour the condensed milk/caramel mixture on top of the cake.
- Sprinkle half of the chopped candy bars on top, slightly pressing them into the cake with your fingers or straw. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
- After it’s chilled, mix the cool whip and cream cheese together and spread the mixture evenly over the cake.
- Top the cake with the rest of the chopped candy bars.
- Keep refrigerated. Drizzle with chocolate sauce before serving if desired.
I love that your hiding candy. I always get asked where my ‘special’ stash is… I always act the innocent. ;) Love the recipe!
Haha, my response would be “I’m never going to tell you!”
Oh gosh girl you are tempting me and it isn’t even 8 am yet! Al that candy and chocolate! YUM!
Hahaa, maybe not quite appropriate for breakfast.. but for 10am snack, I think YES!
Perfect use for leftover Halloween candy! I might have to hide some just so I can have leftovers for this cake!
I approve, a few pieces there.. a few here.. :)
This cake would be great for Eli’s 4th birthday this week! ( Beth’s nephew)
How do you take the picture and drizzle chocolate at the same time?
Haha, oh lots of practice! You just don’t see all the photos it took to get that one!
Yes I will be doing this on November 1st!!
Woohoo!! Can I come over?!
Beth, that is the best kind of secret! I broke into my secret candy stash at work yesterday and I’m not sharing :) Sign me up for this beautiful cake!
Sounds like I’m not the only one hiding candy :)
Haha! Hopefully he won’t be reading this then?! The photo’s here are so good! I love that drizzle trickling over the cake, yum!
My husband does read my posts.. but maybe not carefully enough :)
Haha that is so adorable Beth! Love that you hide candy from your husband :) I have to hide it from my son or else we’ll be paying the dentist so many visits hehe. This cake looks fantastic – perfect for using up all that candy :)
I bet your son would go crazy for this cake!
I don’t think this cake could get any sweeter! What a great way to use up some leftover Halloween candy too!
It’s like halloween in cake form, minus the pumpkins and costumes!
This looks like a dessert I need to put on my holiday menu! Looks as scrumptious as anything I’ve seen!
It could be the new thing at Thanksgiving!!