Better Than Sex Cake or Better Than Anything Cake is exactly what it says — the best cake recipe ever! Make this recipe for a party, potluck, or for someone’s birthday and everyone will be begging for the recipe. It’s also made right in the slow cooker so it’s great for summer, too.
This is one of my favorite crock pot cakes. It’s moist, rich, and bursting with the right amount of chocolate flavor. If you haven’t made a chocolate cake with condensed milk, you are going to be wowed by this one. It adds a subtle sweetness that ties the caramel and chocolate together.
If you like crock pot desserts, you will love Crock Pot Chocolate Lava Cake and Crock Pot Carrot Cake with Caramel Frosting.
Why You’ll Love This Better Than Sex Dessert
- Great flavor combination: Caramel and chocolate are soulmates. The rich caramel and chocolate sauces take this cake to the next level.
- Easy to make: Preparing this BTS cake is so incredibly simple and fast.
- Skip the oven. Enjoy a piece of tasty cake without having to turn on your oven! This is perfect for the middle of summer.
Ingredients
These are all the ingredients needed to make this slow cooker chocolate cake recipe. It’s very affordable and uses common items, so you’re going to be making it often!
- Devil’s Food Cake Mix: I love the rich and deep chocolate flavor of Devil’s Food Cake. Feel free to use your favorite chocolate cake mix.
- Water: This is one ingredient that is combined with the cake mix. Note, you’re not going to follow the package directions for this recipe.
- Sweetened condensed milk: Half goes into the cake batter to add sweetness and to make the cake extra moist. The rest soaks into the cake after baking.
- Oil: Using vegetable oil provides best results.
- Eggs: As always — eggs help with the structure of the cake.
- Vanilla: The vanilla extract complements and enhances the chocolate flavor.
- Chocolate Chips: Just to take the richness over the top, I add chocolate chips to the batter for little flavor bombs throughout.
- Cool Whip: I top it with whipped topping as a lighter “frosting.” It doesn’t overwhelm the other ingredients.
- Chocolate and caramel sauce: The caramel sauce soaks into the cake and the chocolate sauce is a tasty topping. Chocolate and caramel are some of my favorite flavor combinations.
- Heath or toffee: The Heath candy or toffee pieces on top, take this BTS cake to the next level!
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations
- Peanut butter: This is one of my favorite better-than-sex cake variations. Swap the caramel sauce with peanut butter sauce and garnish with chopped peanut butter cups. It’s so good!
- Oreo: If you like Oreo cookies, fold some into the cake batter instead of chocolate chips and crush extra cookies for the topping. It’s like a cookies and cream version!
- Mint fudge: Replace the vanilla extract with mint extract, skip the caramel, and top with chopped Andes mints for a cool chocolaty cake.
- Strawberry: Fold diced strawberries into the batter and garnish with more on top! This is one of my favorite cake variations.
- Add pudding: Enhance the better than sex cake with pudding mix for more flavor and moisture.
How to Make Better Than Sex Cake
Here are the instructions on how to make better than sex chocolate cake in the slow cooker. It’s a super easy process and there’s not a lot to do besides wait to eat it. To set yourself up for success, grease your slow cooker before you make the cake batter so it’s ready to go.
Step 1: Make the cake batter. Grab a large mixing bowl and add the cake mix, cake mix extender, water, half of the condensed milk, eggs, oil and vanilla.
Step 2: Mix it up. Use a whisk or a stirring spoon to mix all of the ingredients until they are well combined and smooth.
Step 3: Transfer and add chocolate chips. Carefully pour the chocolate cake batter into the prepared slow cooker.
Step 4: Cook. Cover the crock pot and cook the cake. Check the center with a toothpick. It is ready when it comes out clean. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Step 5: Poke holes. With a skewer or the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes throughout the finished cake.
Step 6: Make caramel mixture. Combine the remaining condensed milk with ½ cup of caramel sauce. Pour this mixture over the top of the cake, ensuring it gets into the holes as well.
Step 7: Chill. Cover the cake and place it in the refrigerator for about 3 hours or until it is chilled.
Step 8: Garnish and serve. Spread the Cool Whip over the top of the cake, drizzle the remaining caramel sauce as well as the chocolate sauce, and sprinkle the bits of Heath bar on top to finish. Slice and enjoy!
⭐️ Hint: You may use non-stick spray, a little vegetable oil, or butter to grease the pot of the slow cooker. I sometimes like to use a liner for easy cleanup and storage of leftovers.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake, Chocolate Pistachio Honeycomb or our Cookie Dough Stuffed Oreos recipe.
Storage Directions
- Refrigeration: Cover the crock pot with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for 1-2 days. You may also transfer it to an airtight container.
- Freezing: Cover the cake after adding the caramel mixture and store it in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw it in the refrigerator overnight before adding the toppings and serving.
- Make Ahead: Make this cake the night before a party and store it in the refrigerator!
Serving Suggestions
- Enjoy a piece of this cake with a scoop of White Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream or Kit Kat Ice Cream.
- Make a nice cup of coffee add some of my homemade Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer to it and serve it with your BTS cake.
- Drizzle some Banana Syrup for a fun twist on this better than sex dessert.
Recipe Tips
- Leave the lid on: Avoid opening the slow cooker and checking the cake too frequently as this can release too much moisture and heat which can affect the texture.
- Don’t over-mix the batter: To avoid a dense cake, do not over-mix the batter. Whisk the ingredients until they are just combined and smooth.
- Let it cool: Don’t try to remove the cake from the slow cooker while it’s warm. It may fall apart or you may get burned from the hot pot.
Recipe FAQs
Since it is topped with Cool Whip, leftovers will need to be stored in the refrigerator to keep them from spoiling.
Yes! Adjust the cooking time to 4-5 hours for best results.
Yes! Bake the cake in a greased 9x13 baking dish at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes. Times may vary based on your oven, so keep a close eye on it. Check it with a toothpick to see if it’s fully baked.
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Crockpot Better Than Sex Cake
Equipment
- 6-8 quart crockpot
- Whisk or handheld mixer
Ingredients
- 1 15.2 ounce box Devil's food cake mix (dry not prepared) or 13.25 oz cake mix and extender SEE NOTE BELOW
- 1 ¼ cup water
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk (divided)
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips divided
- 1 ½ cups caramel drizzle or sauce divided
- 1 16-oz tub cool whip thawed
- ½ cup chocolate fudge drizzle
- ½ cup chopped health bars or toffee bits
Cake Extender
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Instructions
Cake Extender
- In a mason jar add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder. Give it a shake to blend and add 5 ½ level tablespoon of the 1 box of 13.25 oz dry cake mix and stir until blnded well.
- Prepare your crockpot. Spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray or line your crockpot with a crockpot liner.
- Make the cake. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, 5 ½ tablespoons of cake extender, water, half of the sweetened condensed milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until all ingredients are combined well and smooth.
- Pour the mixture into the crockpot.
- Cook on LOW for 50 minutes, rotate crockpot without lifting lid and cook for another 50 miutes. Then remove crockpot from heat and place in sink for 20 minutes before removing lid. A toothpick inserted into the center will come out clean with a few moist crumbs. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Poke the holes. Use the handle of a wooden spoon or a skewer to poke multiple holes 1 inch apart throughout the top of the cake.
- Add extra flavor. In a small bowl, mix the rest of the sweetened condensed milk with ½ cup caramel and pour over the cake into the holes and over the top.
- Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or up to overnight (no more than 8 hours or it will start to dry out).
- Serve. Top the cake with cool whip, the rest of caramel drizzle and chocolate drizzle, and sprinkle the toffee bits on top
Notes
- Leave the lid on: Avoid opening the slow cooker and checking the cake too frequently as this can release too much moisture and heat which can affect the texture.
- Don’t over-mix the batter: To avoid a dense cake, do not over-mix the batter. Whisk the ingredients until they are just combined and smooth.
- Let it cool: Don’t try to remove the cake from the slow cooker while it’s warm. It may fall apart or you may get burned from the hot pot.
- Use a cake extender: Cake mixes got smaller. Instead of only using one box of mix. In a mason jar add 1 ½ c flour, 1 c sugar, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda and 2 tablespoon cocoa powder (for chocolate cake mixes). Give it a shake to blend and add 5 ½ level tablespoon of the mix to the 1 box of 13.25 oz dry cake mix and stir until blnded well.
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