The Mother Of All Cakes

My mom holds a special place in my heart. At the age of two, she and my father decided to adopt me and my little brother. This decision, while it came with some difficult times, has given me the chance to live my life to the fullest and achieve my life goals. This decision has also strengthened our mother-daughter relationship and has allowed us the chance to become great friends in our adult lives. She has been there for me since the beginning and I am forever grateful and appreciative. As my mom and I have grown closer, I have learned more about her love for all things chocolate and all things toffee. So this year, I decided to surprise her with a chocolate heath bar cake for her birthday.

The recipe I used, which is listed below, is from the Favorite Family Recipes website. It’s a poke cake recipe that requires the baker to poke holes in the cake and pour liquid (usually sweetened condensed milk) into the holes to help add extra moisture and flavor to the cake. I originally wanted to make the chocolate cake batter from scratch but decided to go with this recipe because it was budget-friendly and quick to assemble. The ingredients consisted of one pack of Devil’s Food Cake Mix, a can of sweetened condensed milk, a jar of caramel topping, cool whip, chopped heath bars, and chocolate syrup. The directions state to bake the cake according to the directions on the box. Because I wanted an intense caramel/toffee flavor, I decided to add some caramel to the cake batter before putting in the oven. I added a little vanilla and cinnamon as well. However, the caramel syrup created a thick bubbly center that made it hard to determine if the cake was done baking. I did have to leave the cake in the oven for about eight minutes longer to ensure the cake was done.

After the cake was done baking, I followed the rest of the instructions. This included pouring caramel and sweetened condensed milk into the premade holes, which were made by using the end of a wooden spoon. I then added the heath bar chunks, chocolate sprinkles, the cool whip, and drizzles of chocolate and caramel sauce on top. It is very unusual for me to follow recipes word for word. I even contemplated making a chocolate frosting rather than using the cool whip topping. Ultimately, using this ingredient was the best decision I made. Although I am not a big caramel/toffee fan, I loved this cake! It was light and airy, and the toffee flavor was exactly right. My mom also enjoyed it and even brought some to work to share with her coworkers. There are not enough words or cakes to express my gratitude for being able to have a second chance in life. Thank you mom for everything.

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