Fudgy, luscious, and full of chocolate and caramel deliciousness, these bars are the perfect sweet treat. So easy to make as you begin with a German chocolate cake mix. YUM!
When my parents were over for a holiday in the US a few years ago one of the ladies at our church kindly invited us to have dinner with her family. She is such a great cook so we totally enjoyed the fantastic dinner she prepared for us. I was already so happy with what we had that I didn’t care much if I got some dessert after that. But then she truly saved the best for last and gave us this warm-ish caramel-licious dessert topped with ice cream. I couldn’t say no!!
My family enjoyed the dessert so much as well that they asked me to request for a copy of the dessert so I can make it again. I definitely overcame any shyness I had and asked for the recipe which she graciously shared with me. Unfortunately, over the next days and weeks I misplaced the recipe. Arrgh. So when I wanted to make it, I didn’t know how.
Thankfully, one day I was browsing the cookbook which our former church produced, and voila I noticed the recipe was there!! You won’t believe how happy I was to find this recipe and I certainly didn’t miss the chance in making this. When I found the photo I took of the finished yummy treat the other day and realized I still haven’t share this on the blog, I thought well tonight’s the night to write it all up and let everyone enjoy this fantastic dessert!
So here it is! I suggest serving this warm-ish with either some ice cream or pouring cream. If you’re feeling indulgent drizzle with extra chocolate or caramel sauce which I unabashedly did as you can see caramel dripping all over in the photo above!! You can never have too much caramel, right? Enjoy!!
German Chocolate Cake Caramel Bars
Ingredients
- 1 box German chocolate cake mix
- 1 can Evaporated Milk, small
- 3/4 cup Butter, melted
- 1 (16 oz) bag Caramels, unwrapped
- 1 (12 oz) bag Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Pecans, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, 1/2 of the small can of evaporated milk and melted butter. Mix well. Press half of the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 7 minutes.
- While cake is baking, in a saucepan over medium heat, combine the remaining evaporated milk with the caramels. Melt, stirring often (this can also be done in the microwave).
- Remove cake from the oven. Sprinkle the entire bag of chocolate chips and the pecans all over the cake. Do not mix. Pour the melted caramels all over.
- Top with spoonfuls of remaining cake mixture. Bake for another 18-20 minutes or until cake is cooked through. Cool before cutting. Serve warmed up or at room temperature. Perfect with vanilla ice cream or extra chocolate or caramel syrup drizzled all over.
Last updated on March 26th, 2024 at 02:17 pm
Hello, anxious to try this. What size is the small can of evaporated milk?? Thank you!
Never mind, I just went to the market and see there are only two sizes!! Got the small! thanks
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Hi Donna! Glad you found what you were looking for. I am in Asia at the moment so the time difference delays me a bit in answering. Hope you enjoy this. Thanks!!
I was looking for chocolate cake recipe, and got to this place. Love this recipe and there are many more here. I am checking each recipe now 🙂 So helpful!
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I am so glad you found us. Please enjoy the recipes. Thanks!!
Do you make cake mix by box directions and then add milk and butter?
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Please refer to the recipe because that contains the full instruction on how to make these yummy bars. Thank you!