Holy Cow Cake

German chocolate poke cake topped with caramel sauce, whipped topping, and toffee bits explains the name of this decadent dessert.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 379 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping
• 1 cup water
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (such as Eagle Brand®)
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
• ½ cup English toffee baking bits, or to taste (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Beat cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 34 to 38 minutes. Poke holes into cake using a straw.

Step 4

Stir sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping together in a bowl; pour over warm cake and holes. Cool cake completely, about 1 hour.

Step 5

Spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle toffee bits over whipped topping.