Better than Sex Cake

AH HA...I caught ya! I know you're only viewing this blog because of the title of the recipe! ;) But that's okay with me. :) And, as Victor said, the name makes quite a bold statement. Let's see if you can guess who submitted this recipe into my recipe book.......come on, guess! Give up? It was MY MOTHER!!! Surprised? Me too! :) She said she originally got it from her friend Ann Cowan. And I would like to thank you, Ann, for sharing this recipe with my mother because it's REALLY good! Just ask any of my co-workers and they'll agree. I took the cake to work today because I knew it would be very detrimental (to my hips) to leave it here at home. Let's just say there wasn't a crumb left...here it is...

And here's the yummy recipe...

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Better than Sex Cake
from the kitchen of Diane Pagan

1 chocolate cake mix (and whatever ingredients the cake mix calls for--usually oil, water, and eggs)
1/3 cup evaporated milk
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 - 14oz pkg Kraft caramels, unwrapped
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
chopped nuts (if desired)
coconut (if desired)

Heat oven to 350 degrees (or whatever the chocolate cake mix specifies). Mix chocolate cake according to directions on package. Pour half the batter in a 13x9 pan. Bake for 18 minutes. In double broiler or in the microwave, melt the evaporated milk, butter, and caramels. Melt SLOWLY and stir often. Pour this mixture over the cake when it comes out of the oven. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the caramel, and the nuts and coconut if desired. Pour remaining batter on the top. Bake 15 to 20 more minutes or until done. (It's a little tricky to tell when it's done, since there's so much gooey stuff in the middle. Use the "spring" test on the top of the cake--test to see if the cake "springs back" when you press down on it with your finger. If the cake has pulled away from the sides of the pan, that's a good indicator as well). Top with Cool Whip or ice cream.
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See! It's good! It takes a little while to unwrap all of the caramels, so plan ahead. I didn't incorporate the chopped nuts or coconut because I'm not a fan of either, but if you like them I'm sure they would be good in this recipe. Also, I don't own a double broiler, so I melted the evaporated milk, butter, and caramels in the microwave, heating in 30 second intervals and then stirring. And for the cake mix, I used "Devil's Food." How can something possibly taste bad with this much chocolate and caramel!?!?! I rest my case...now I just need to remember to take the recipe to work tomorrow. :) (And if you want to know if the title of the recipe stands to be true, I guess you'll just have to make it yourself and devise your own opinion.)

Tomorrow night I'm making Auntie Kynda's "Easy Scalloped Potatoes," so stay tuned!

"So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun." Ecclesiastes 8:15