Best Candy Bar Coffee Cake Recipes

HEATH BAR TOFFEE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl using an electric mixer on low speed, beat together flour, brown sugar, white sugar, butter and salt until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Transfer 1/2 cup butter mixture to a bowl and mix in chopped Heath bars (or toffee bits (if using) mini chocolate chips and pecans; set aside.
• Stir in the baking soda into the remaining butter/sugar mixture (not the one that you set aside).
• Add in buttermilk, egg and vanilla; beat until JUST combined.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with reserved toffee topping evenly over batter.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until golden brown and the cake tests done.
• Cool completely in baking dish and cut into squares.

HEATH BAR COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together sugars, butter,salt, flour& vanilla.
• Mix 3/4 cup of the mixture with crushed Heath bars& nuts.
• Set aside.
• To rest of sugar mixture, add buttermilk& soda.
• Beat until smooth.
• Pour batter into greased 13x9" pan.
• Top with reserved mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes at 350.

CANDY CANE COFFEE CAKES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat sour cream until lukewarm. Set aside. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sour cream, softened butter, sugar, salt, eggs and 2 cups flour. With an electric mixer, beat until smooth. Stir in just enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down; divide into 3 equal parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll each part into a 15x6-in. rectangle. Place on greased baking sheets. With scissors, make 2-in. cuts at 1/2-in. intervals on the long sides of each rectangle. Combine apricots and cherries; spread one-third of the mixture down the center of each rectangle., Crisscross strips over filling. Stretch dough to 22 in. and curve to form canes. Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Preheat oven to 375°. Bake 15-20 minutes. While warm, brush canes with melted butter. Combine icing ingredients and drizzle over tops.

TOFFEE BAR COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Using electric mixer, beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl on low speed until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer 1/2 cup butter-sugar mixture to medium bowl; mix in toffee and pecans. Set aside. Stir baking soda into remaining butter-sugar mixture in large bowl. Add buttermilk, egg and vanilla, beating until just combined. Transfer batter to prepared dish.
• Sprinkle toffee topping evenly over batter. Bake until topping is golden brown and toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool completely in baking dish. Cut into 16 squares. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

TOFFEE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, blend butter, sugars and flour; set aside 1/2 cup. To the remaining butter mixture, add buttermilk, egg, baking soda and vanilla; mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine chopped candy and pecans with the reserved butter mixture; sprinkle over coffee cake. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.