This Chocolate Caramel Cake is delicious! Yes, it is a bit rich and decadent, but it is a great dessert recipe for a special occasion or dinner party!

Serving of chocolate cake with whipped topping, caramel sauce and chocolate covered toffee bits, by Skip to my Lou.
You had me at chocolate

Related: Here are 2 more chocolate cake recipes to check out: Chocolate Kahlua Bundt cake and Double Chocolate Bundt cakes

If you are making the cake for a birthday.  These free printable birthday cards are the perfect addition to any gift.

Chocolate cake with whipped topping, drizzled with caramel sauce and topped with chocolate covered toffee bits, by Skip to my Lou.
What a delectable combination

Chocolate Caramel Cake Ingredients

  • 1 Chocolate Cake mix (German Chocolate or Devil’s Food works great)
  • 1 – 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 – 12 ounce jar of caramel ice cream topping
  • 1 – 8 ounce container of frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 chocolate candy bar to make chocolate curls or chocolate covered toffee bits

Putting it all together

Bake cake in a 9″ X 13″ pan according to package directions. Remove cake from oven and immediately poke holes in the cake with a skewer or large meat fork. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the cake. Allow milk to soak in a bit, then pour most of the caramel ice cream topping over the cake. Cool cake completely. Frost cake with whip topping, drizzle remaining caramel sauce as shown and decorate with chocolate covered toffee bits or chocolate curls.

Enjoy!

  1. Bake your cake according to package directions in your 9″x13′ pan.
Chocolate cake baked in a rectangle-shaped pan, by Skip to my Lou.

2. Remove cake from oven and immediately poke holes in the top using a meat fork or skewer, as shown.

Wooden skewer poking rows of holes in the top of a chocolate cake, by Skip to my Lou.
Making room for the sweetened condensed milk

3. Pour 1 can of sweetened condensed milk over the top of the whole cake and let cake soak it up for a while.

Chocolate cake baked in a rectangle-shaped pan with sweetened condensed milk poured over the top, by Skip to my Lou.
Let the sweetened condensed milk soak in for a while

4. After sweetened condensed milk has soaked in for a while, pour most of the caramel sauce on top of the cake. Save some caramel sauce to drizzle on top at the end.

Caramel sauce pouring over the top of a chocolate cake baked in a rectangle-shaped pan, by Skip to my Lou.
Cover with caramel sauce, but save some for the top

5.Cool cake completely. Then frost with thawed whipped topping, drizzle with remaining caramel sauce and top with chocolate covered toffee bits or chocolate curls.

The top of a chocolate cake covered with whipped topping, swirls of caramel sauce and chocolate covered toffee bits, by Skip to my Lou.

6. Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve later. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

Serving of chocolate cake topped with whipped topping, caramel sauce and chocolate covered toffee bits, by Skip to my Lou.
Chocolatey, caramelly, crunchy and oh so moist
Fork holding a bite of chocolate cake with caramel sauce, topped with whipped topping and chocolate covered toffee bits, by Skip to my Lou.
Mmmmmmm

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  1. Yes! This cake is SO good; my mom makes it once or twice a year— the only thing she does differently is to use chopped Skor bars on top instead of chocolate curls.

  3. Oh my, your cake looks so moist and delicious. My family would surely enjoy this. Thank you for sharing.

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