Caramel Nougat Bar Cake

This easy bar-cake recipe uses devil's food cake mix and chocolate pudding mix for an easy cake topped with a chocolate cream cheese frosting.

• Calories: 588 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 8 ounces caramel candy
• 1 (16 ounce) package milk chocolate frosting

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) Grease and flour a Bundt pan.

Step 2

Melt caramel candy in a small saucepan or a microwave oven.

Step 3

Add 1/2 of the box of pudding to the cake mix, then prepare according to instructions on box. Pour 1/2 of the batter into a Bundt pan.

Step 4

Drizzle melted caramels over batter, then pour the remaining cake batter over the caramel.

Step 5

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out clean. Cool completely, then frost.

Step 6

To make the frosting: Beat milk chocolate frosting, cream cheese and remaining 1/2 of the pudding mix. Frost cake. Chill cake at least 1 hour and serve with a big glass of milk. Yummy!