Snickers Chocolate Cake

By Aubrey · Published: January 13, 2024 · Last Updated: January 13, 2024
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Decadent chocolate cake topped with homemade caramel, nuts, and cool whip! Dessert truly doesn’t get any better than Snickers Chocolate Cake!

Special occasions call for special desserts, and they don’t get any more special than this mouthwatering Snickers Chocolate Cake! This recipe – PERFECT for birthdays – elevates a boxed Devil’s Food cake by adding layers of whipping cream, brown sugar, butter, nuts, powdered sugar, and, of course, Snickers. This is absolutely THE BEST chocolate cake recipe anywhere!

Snickers + More Snickers Ingredients!

Unsurprisingly, the most popular candy bar in the U.S. is Snickers! What’s not to love about chocolate, caramel, and nuts?

And that makes this Snickers Chocolate Cake so ridiculously rich and satisfying! Not only is it topped with crumbled Snickers, it also has MORE chocolate and MORE caramel and MORE nuts…plus layers of whipping cream! (I use this Homemade Cool Whip!)

Other Snickers Recipes

If you love Snickers as much as I do, these Snickers Cheesecake Bars will have you jumping for joy!
This Snickers Chocolate Parfait is cool, delicious, and easy to make!

Ingredients

Cake: The simplistic beauty of this Snickers Cake begins with a Devil’s Food boxed cake mix (Plus the ingredients called for in the box instructions, generally water, oil, and eggs.) It is such an easy beginning for such a multi-faceted dessert!

Candy Bar: Two full-size Snickers bars will be topping of this amazing cake, giving it a delicious, fun finish!

Caramel: Brown sugar, butter, and walnuts will combine to make a luscious caramel top layer for both halves of the Snickers cake.

Cream: Use heavy whipping cream and a couple of heaping tablespoons of powdered sugar for the whipping cream layers.

How to Make a Snickers Chocolate Cake

STEP ONE: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and set them aside. Make the boxed cake batter according to the directions (follow the TIPS in the section below for a bakery-quality finished cake!)

STEP TWO: Combine brown sugar, butter, and heavy whipping cream in a pan over medium heat. Stir constantly until completely melted.

STEP THREE: Divide this caramel mixture evenly into both pans. Sprinkle the chopped nuts over the caramel, about 1/2 cup in each pan.

STEP FOUR: Gently add the cake batter equally into both pans using a spoon to place dollops in the pan to keep the caramel and nuts from spreading to the sides. Bake the cake according to the box directions.

STEP FIVE: Remove cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pan edges to loosen the cake. Then, cut off any bumps that may have formed at the surface. Now place a plate on top of each pan and flip it over. Allow the cakes to cool completely before lifting the pans off the cakes.

STEP SIX: While the cake is cooling, prep the Cool Whip by thawing it or mixing up the Homemade Cool Whip. Spread half the whipping cream on top of the caramel and nut sides of the first cake. Add the second cake to the first and spread the remaining whipping cream over the top.

STEP SEVEN: Cut up the Snickers bars and spread them over the top of the cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Tips for Success

Using the Homemade Cool Whip recipe linked above makes this even better! Store-bought Cool Whip is made with oil and high-fructose corn syrup. Yuck. Homemade whipped cream can become runny after it sets up. But my homemade cool whip recipe takes the deliciousness of natural whipping cream and stabilizes it with gelatin. It’s a WIN when making a layer cake!
Always use room-temperature butter and eggs when making a cake. Set these ingredients out about an hour before you begin. This will ensure a moist cake with just the right amount of “sponge” feel.
Freeze the Snickers bars in advance to make them easy to crumble for the topping.

Are Snickers Gluten Free?

Yes! Snickers Candy Bars don’t contain any gluten and aren’t processed with ingredients that contain gluten. Yay! Other Snickers products, however, like Snickers Protein Bars and Snickers Ice Cream, are not gluten-free, so always read the ingredients.

How Long Will a Snickers Layer Cake Last in the Fridge?

Most cakes can be stored for up to a week in the refrigerator and a month in the freezer! Of course, the fresher your dairy ingredients are when you begin, the longer the cake will be. And even though this cake is supposed to be refrigerated, always keep your cake fully covered to prevent it from drying out.

Other Candy Bar Recipes

*This post was originally posted on 02/09/2013.