The First of Many Cakes

 The other day, I got the itch to organize my recipes.  They were a mess.  Scattered here and there, written on different sizes of paper, strewn about in drawers and cupboards.  This process was pure heaven to me.  My oldest daughter and I are happiest when we have something to put back in order.  During the process I realized two things.  I have a lot of recipes.  I would love to share those recipes.  Thus, this new adventure in the blog world came to be.  But where to begin?  Cake seemed like a great place.  I realized I have several cake recipes we have never tried so my daughters and I have valiantly taken on the task of conquering each and every one.  So, I present cake #1 and our thoughts as well as the recipe to go along with it.  By the way, did I mention I started doing Zumba?  It seemed like a great time to begin that also.


Cake #1 began with these two cute girls helping.

While the girls started the cake, my job, as always, was putting back aka re-piling all the pans, bowls and assorted things in the drawer that toppled while getting the cake pan out.

This is a very easy cake to make.  You begin with a german chocolate cake mix and mix it according to the box directions.  It is important to have a very cute young man on hand to lick the beaters.  If you don't have one, mine is locally available to help out.

It is also important to leave plenty of batter in the bowl to lick.  A batter bowl should never, under any circumstance, be scraped clean.

Now for the really good part.  The next step is pouring all kinds of goopy, sweet things into the cake that you have poked holes in.  

Oh, boy.  Look at that!  Once refrigerated and frosted, toffee is added.  This is where, I can't believe I'm saying this, it got to be too much for me.  I love the rich, gooeyness of the cake and in order to enjoy that flavor fully, I would cut back on the toffee topping.  

So there you have it.  The carameliest, gooeyest cake ever!  And just so you know, in case you were wondering, the cat was no help at all.  I'll have her piece, and Zumba a little more this evening.

Gooey Caramel Cake


1 box german chocolate cake mix
water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for in cake directions
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 jar (16 oz) caramel topping
1 container whipped, fluffy white frosting
1 cup toffee bits (I would use only half this)


1.  Heat oven to 350 degrees and make cake as directed for 
      9X13 pan.  Cool 15 minutes.
2.  Poke top of cake every 1/2 inch with handle of a wooden          spoon.
     Drizzle sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top.  
     Drizzle caramel topping evenly over the top.  Cover and
      refrigerate 2 hours.
3.  Spread frosting over cake.  Sprinkle with toffee bits.
      Store covered in refrigerator.