Best Caramel Crunch Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL TOFFEE CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake in a 9x13" baking pan as directed on back of cake mix. Let cake cool. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top of the cake. Mix together the sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping and pour all over the cake, letting it sink down into the holes. Spread whipped topping over the caramel layer and sprinkle with crushed Heath bars.
• I keep this cake in the fridge- it's delicious cold!

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH MILK-CHOCOLATE CRUNCH AND CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake: Butter and flour a 7-inch round cake pan (3 inches deep). Sift flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon salt into a large bowl. Add eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool completely in pan.
• Meanwhile, make the milk-chocolate crunch: Fold crisped-rice cereal into melted milk chocolate until completely coated. Spread mixture about 1/4 inch thick onto a baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat. Freeze until set, about 45 minutes. Chop into small pieces. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Make the caramel sauce: Bring granulated sugar, cream, corn syrup, and butter to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until mixture registers 236 degrees on a candy thermometer. Immediately remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and a pinch of salt. Transfer to a bowl, and let cool.
• Make the frosting: Place cocoa powder in a small bowl, and stir in hot water to create a thick paste. Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and a pinch of salt until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in melted semisweet chocolate and cocoa paste. If frosting doesn't seem firm enough, refrigerate for 10 to 12 minutes, whisking every few minutes. Let stand at room temperature until ready to use.
• Assemble the cake: Turn out cake from pan, and trim top. Slice into 3 even rounds. Place bottom layer on a rotating cake stand or a large plate, and spread 1/2 cup milk-chocolate crunch on top. Gently spread 3/4 cup caramel sauce on top, and cover with another 1/2 cup crunch. Top with middle cake layer, and repeat, finishing with top cake layer.
• Frost cake with a crumb coat (a thin layer of frosting to seal in stray crumbs): Gently sweep away any loose crumbs with a pastry brush, then use a small offset spatula to cover the top and sides a with a thin layer of frosting. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• Let crumb-coated cake stand at room temperature for 45 minutes. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting in a swirling motion using a large offset spatula. Let stand at room temperature until ready to serve (up to 8 hours).

CARAMEL CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Mix cake flour and sugar together; add egg yolks, water, lemon juice and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• In a large bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until a fine foam forms through.
• Gradually add sugar and continue beating until meringue is firm and stands in peaks.
• Fold batter gently into meringue until just blended; do not stir.
• Gently spoon batter into ungreased tube pan.
• Cut through batter with a knife to break up bubbles and level mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes or until top springs back when touched.
• Remove from oven; immediately turn over and place tube over neck of funnel or bottle to cool.
• Let stand until cool, then loosen with spatula and place on plate.
• Split cake into four layers.
• While cake is baking, combine sugar, coffee and syrup in a deep saucepan; stir and bring to a boil and cook until hard crack stage or 310 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Remove from heat and immediately add soda and stir vigorously just until topping thickens and pulls away from sides of pan.
• Immediately pour into ungreased shallow metal pan.
• Do not stir or spread; let cool without moving.
• Knock out of pan and crush into coarse crumbs between sheets of waxed paper with rolling pin.
• Whip cream, sugar and vanilla until stiff.
• Spread half of cream between layers and remainder on top and sides.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Just before serving, cover cake with crushed caramel candy.

CARAMEL CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water and egg whites; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes about 2 in. apart into cake. Slowly pour condensed milk and caramel topping over cake; sprinkle with two-thirds of the crushed candy bars. Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with remaining candy bars. Refrigerate until serving.

CARAMEL CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Make meringue: Preheat oven to 300°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. Draw three 9 x 5-inch rectangles on parchment. Turn paper over. Finely grind 1 cup nuts with 1/4 cup sugar in processor. Coarsely chop 1/4 cup nuts; set aside. Beat whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff and glossy. Fold ground hazelnut mixture into whites in 2 additions. Divide meringue among traced rectangles on parchment, spreading to edges. Bake meringues until crisp and light golden, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Turn oven off; cool meringues in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven. To assemble: Spread whipped cream between each layer, then cover top and sides. Drizzle caramel over top from side to side.

UPSIDE-DOWN APRICOT CARAMEL CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with foil and grease foil. Set aside.
• Drain apricot halves, reserving juice in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Add enough apricot nectar to the reserved juice to equal the amount of water called for on the boxed mix (probably around 1 1/4 cups - if you don't have enough, add water to make up the difference). Set liquid aside.
• Cut apricot halves into 1/2-inch-thick slices; set aside.
• Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over bottom of the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle almonds over brown sugar. Arrange apricot slices on top of almonds; set aside.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using the eggs and oil as instructed on the box, except add 1/2 cup oats into dry cake mix and substitute apricot juice mixture for the water called for in directions.
• Pour batter evenly over apricot slices and almonds in pan, being careful not to disturb apricots and almonds.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Carefully invert onto a large serving platter; remove foil.
• Drizzle warm cake with caramel ice cream topping. If desired, top each serving with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream.

COOKIE, CARAMEL AND TOFFEE CRUNCH ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a 8-inch round cake pan with removeable side with parchment paper.
• Cut 1/3 of the cookies off crosswise and arrange them side by side around the inside edge of the pan, cut-side down.
• Place the remaining cookies into a baggie and crush with a rolling pin. Sprinkle crumbs over the bottom of the pan.
• Spread half the ice cream in the pan.
• Drizzle with the caramel topping.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the toffee bits over caramel.
• Spread the remaining ice cream over the caramel/toffee topping.
• Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for 6 hours or until the ice cream is firm.
• Uncover the pan-remove side and lift off.
• Carefully slide ice cream cake off of the bottom of the pan.
• Peel away parchment paper and place cake on serving plate.
• Top with remaining caramel sauce and toffee bits.
• Cook time reflect freezing time.

CARAMEL CRUNCH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together 1/4 cup margarine, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/2 tablespoon milk.
• Set aside.
• Heat oven to 275 degrees F.
• Combine brown sugar and water in a 4 cup microwave proof cup.
• Microwave on high 5 minutes until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Remove from microwave and stir in vanilla and salt.
• In mixing bowl, mix oats and brown sugar mixture.
• Spread onto parchment lined cookie sheet and bake 45 minutes-1 hour until golden brown.
• Preheat oven to 325°.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add this dry mixture to the moist ingredients a little at a time.
• Add milk and mix well.
• Pour half the batter into a 9 x 13 baking pan that has been buttered and dusted with a light coating of flour.
• Sprinkle with caramels and cinnamon.
• Pour remaining batter over.
• Bake 50 minutes or until edge begins to brown.
• Spread cream cheese topping over slightly cooled cake.
• Sprinkle granola topping over cream cheese.

APPLE CRUNCH CARAMEL CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Crunch Mix: Mix flour,brown sugar,cinnamon,together then cut the stick of cold butter into little pieces,cut it into the flour mix until its like peas
• 2. Chop apple slices in small pieces
• 3. Put half of crunch mix in bottom of pie crust, then add apples, then sprinkle rest of crunch on top of apples.Drizzle 1/2 of carmel over the top.
• 4. Cheese Cake: With mixer beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy, add egg and beat,add sour cream and vanilla,mix well.
• 5. Pour this on top of of apple crunch
• 6. Bake on 350 for 30 min or until cheese cake is set. It took mine 30 min.But each oven is different. When cake is cooled drizzle rest of carmel over top of cheese cake
• 7. I have read over this and don't see any mistakes but if I did please let me know so I can fix it.lol It's no fun getting old,if you have questions please ask.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH MILK-CHOCOLATE CRUNCH AND CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake: Butter and flour a 7-inch round cake pan (3 inches deep). Sift flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and 3/4 tsp salt into a large bowl. Add eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium-high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. 2. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool completely in pan. 3. Make the milk-chocolate crunch: Fold crisped-rice cereal into melted milk chocolate until completely coated. Spread mixture about 1/4 inch thick on a baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat. Freeze until set, about 45 minutes. Chop into small pieces. Refrigerate until ready to use. 4. Make the caramel sauce: Bring granulated sugar, cream, corn syrup, and butter to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until mixture registers 236 degrees on a candy thermometer. Immediately remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and a pinch of salt. Transfer to a bowl, and let cool. 5. Make the frosting: Place cocoa powder in a small bowl, and stir in hot water to create a thick paste. Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and a pinch of salt until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in melted semi-sweet chocolate and cocoa paste. If frosting doesn't seem firm enough, refrigerate for 10 to 12 minutes, whisking every few minutes. Let stand at room temperature until ready to use. 6. Assemble the cake: Slice cake into 3 even rounds. Spread 1/2 cup milk-chocolate crunch on top. Gently spread 3/4 cup caramel sauce on top, and cover with another 1/2 cup crunch. Top with middle cake layer, and repeat, finishing with top cake layer. 7. Frost cake with a crumb coat (a thin layer of frosting to seal in stray crumbs); refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. 8. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Let stand at room temperature until ready to serve (up to 8 hours).

UPSIDE-DOWN APRICOT-CARAMEL CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil; grease foil. Set aside. Drain apricot halves, reserving juice in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Add apricot nectar to the reserved juice; set aside. Cut apricot halves into 1/2-inch-thick slices; set aside. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over bottom of the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with almonds. Arrange apricot slices on top of almonds; set aside.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions, except stir oats into dry cake mix and substitute apricot juice mixture for the water called for in directions (add water to juice mixture or discard excess juice mixture as needed to equal correct amount).
• Pour batter evenly over apricot slices and almonds in pan, being careful not to disturb apricots and almonds. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Carefully invert onto a large serving platter; remove foil. Drizzle warm cake with caramel ice cream topping. If desired, top each serving with sweetened whipped cream. Makes 12 to 16 servings.

CARAMEL CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, water and egg whites until blended.
• Pour into a 13x9-inch baking pan coated with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes about 2 inches apart into cake.
• Slowly pour condensed milk and caramel topping over cake; sprinkler with two-thirds of the crushed candy bars.
• Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with remaining candy bars.
• Refrigerate until serving.