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Chocolate cake batter is just as delicious as the ever popular birthday cake batter! These simple bars taste just like chocolate cake batter and since they’re slightly underbaked, they stay gooey and soft! The Rolo candies just take them over the top!
I know. You’re looking at these bars and you’re thinking, “Really? Brownies? Big deal.”
Y’all. These are not brownies.
I repeat, these are not brownies.
Also, what type of person would look at a brownie and think “big deal” anyway? A bad person. That’s who.
These bars are gooey, decadent bars made from a box of devil’s food cake mix. They taste like chocolate cake batter with big bites of melty caramel scattered throughout.
Basically, these are a really rich, chewy, gooey cake bar. You’re gonna want some milk. And a pair of stretchy pants. Also, probably some privacy, because if you attack these bars like I did, things could get embarrassing.
I love stupid simple desserts like this, don’t you?
Gooey Chocolate Caramel Bars
Ingredients
- 1 box devil’s food chocolate cake mix
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cup Rolo candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 7x11 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the dry cake mix, melted butter, egg, and milk until well combined.
- Stir in the Rolo candies.
- Use an off-set spatula to spread the batter into the prepared pan. The batter will be very sticky and somewhat difficult to spread.
- Bake for 18 minutes exactly. The bars may look a bit underdone, but they will set as they cool.
- Cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.
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shelly (cookies and cups) says
You had me at Rolos!
Emily @ Life on Food says
Drippy caramel with chocolate gets me every time.
Tahnycooks says
My first thought was when I saw these stellar brownies were; I’m gonna need milk! These look rich and caramely good!
Karly says
Yes! Milk is definitely required! 😉
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
Gooey cake bars made from cake mixes are seriously my favorites. These are so crazy good looking…I am in love with that gooey looking Rolo in all your pictures!
Karly says
Thank you!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
These are dangerous, I might eat them all! So gooey and chocolate, I love them!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
I mean, I’m a traditional girl and all, but I don’t think it would be out of line to propose marriage to these bars. I want them for life!
Mary-Clay @ Cooking with the King says
These look divine. And so easy! Yum.
Marcie says
If these were in my house right now, I’d eat ’em for breakfast!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
These look so good! I have a recipe on my site I called Caramel & Chocolate Gooey Bars. But they’re more of a ‘blondie’ than a brownie b/c I used brown sugar and oats as the base with choc chips rather than using a brownie base like yours. I want a big piece of yours!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
These look insanely good!!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
Oh my crap.
holy sweetness.
chocolate hooray!
Tieghan says
Lately I have been loving adding caramel to all my desserts! It is just so sweet and salty and so good. These bars are calling my name! Yummy!
Faith @ Pixie Dust Kitchen says
Anything ooey and gooey is just calling my name! I love that these use a shortcut with the cake mix base. And the caramel? Makes everything better. LOVE.
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
I want these bars forever and for always…love!
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
I need to get my self a box of cake mix now! I have never made brownies from cake mix but the fudgy texture of these bar is too good to turn down.