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Cake Mix Toffee Bars

Close-up of a couple cake mix toffee bars on a red napkin

I have decided that there are 3 types of people:  Beach people, pool people and people who wish they were beach people, but sadly are not.

I am the third type.

The wish I was, but really am not, sort.

I blame the sand.

Anyway, I bit the bullet and decided to go to the beach the other day with my friends and family.  Normal beach stuff happened:  sunscreen, fistfuls of Doritos,  bikini judging, my kids building sand couches…yes, I said couches.  They can’t be normal kids and build sand castles.  A bit telling, don’t you think?

Anyway.  It was a normal beach day.

Until.

UNTIL.

I got stung by a jellyfish.

For real.

Just like that episode of Friends…or any other time someone has gotten stung by a jellyfish.

Me, not being an over-reactor at all, was convinced that I was about to die.  I basically started wheezing and planning my funeral.

But then reality hit me.  Monica got stung by a jellyfish and Chandler peed on her and saved her life.

I hurried back to the beach where MY friends were lounging, and casually asked if they had any pee to spare.

After an awkward moment, they all avoided eye contact and said, “uhh yeah..no..ummm…I…ummm just peed in the ocean”.  I’m not sure if they were more embarrassed about peeing in the ocean or the prospect of peeing on me.

Of course my husband offered, but I could never allow that to happen.  Sometimes there are places that relationships shouldn’t go.  It’s a hard limit of mine.

So, yeah, all my friends left me for dead.

By the grace of God I made it out alive, no thanks to my “friends”.  I really need a Chandler in my life.

Life lesson:  Next time you are at the beach, maybe don’t pee in the ocean…you never know when it will save a life. Plus, it’s just nasty.

Are you hungry yet?

Sorry about all the pee talk it’s all so unladylike.

Let’s talk food.

A stack of cake mix toffee bars in a parchment-lined box

Cake Mix Toffee Bars.
These are simple.  You don’t need to dirty up your mixer or anything.

Just mix some cake mix, an egg and some melted butter together and press it into a pan…

Buttery crust pressed into a rectangular baking pan

Get your toffee ready.  It’s the star of the show.

A black cup of crushed toffee pieces

Then stir together a can of sweetened condensed milk, another egg, vanilla and your toffee.  Pour it all over your crust.

Batter with toffee pieces being poured over crust in a baking dish

And bake.

Top view of cake mix toffee bars in a rectangular baking dish

That’s it y’all.

A stack of cake mix toffee bars
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Cake Mix Toffee Bars

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Description

makes 30 bars


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 (18.25 oz) vanilla cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup butter. melted
  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup toffee bits or Heath Bar bits (chocolate coated toffee bits)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. Spray a 9×13 pan lightly with cooking spray.
  3. In a bowl combine dry cake mix, 1 egg and melted butter until evenly incorporated. Press this in the prepared pan.
  4. In another bowl combine sweetened condensed milk, egg, vanilla and toffee bits. Whisk together until combined.
  5. Pour this over the first layer.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes until edge are golden brown and center is set.
  7. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

Notes

These bars are great if made the day before.
Store airtight, unrefrigerated for up to 3 days.

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56 comments on “Cake Mix Toffee Bars”

  1. I made these and they are perfection. Ate while still hot. Gooeyness heaven. Have not tried cooled off yet. I like to eat my baked goods hot. Strange fetish I guess.

  2. I made these! Because of the comments on making sure the middle was set, I may have overbaked just a little (on the edges). I ended up baking for 30 min, then increasing the oven temp by 25 degrees and baking 5-6 more before the middle wasn’t jiggly. But they are delicious, and so easy. Thanks!

  3. Mine never set up either. It’s a little runny. Though my edges look slightly less brown than yours do in the picture. Another pop in the oven, maybe?

    1. Mine were super runny too! I baked them for over 30 minutes (got nervous because they were getting too brown) and still it was “jiggly” when I took it out of the oven. They taste delightful though!

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