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Candy Bar Cake Bars

This Candy Bar Cake Bar is made using leftover candy and cookies added to a dreamy ooey gooey buttery cheesecake filling on top of a chocolate cake crust.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: buttery, cake, cake mix, candy

Ingredients

  • 1 Dark Fudge Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 1 stick butter melted
  • 4 eggs use separately
  • 8 ounce pkg cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 Cups powdered sugar
  • 1 Cup Rolos cut in half (could substitute or combine milky way, Snickers, Reeces Cups, mint patties, etc.)
  • 12 roughly chopped/broken Oreo cookies
  • ½ Cup M&M’s could substitute with Reece’s pieces
  • Colored sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a stand mixer, beat together cake mix, melted butter, and 2 eggs.
  • Spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
  • Press the cake mixture into the bottom of the baking dish. Making sure to press up the sides a tiny bit to make a crust edge.
  • (Tip: wet your fingers as you press the cake mixture in the bottom and you can get an even spread)
  • Wash out the mixing bowl.
  • In a stand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, vanilla, and 2 eggs.
  • Slowly mix in the powdered sugar.
  • Remove the bowl from the mixer and hand stir in 3/4th of the roughly chopped cookies and candies, saving the M&M’s and sprinkles for the end.
  • Pour cream cheese mixture on top of the crust.
  • Cook for 30-40 minutes or until cream cheese mixture is set and edges are browning.
  • Remove from oven and scatter top with remaining cookies, candy, M&M’s and festive sprinkles.
  • Press candies in a little and candies will melt into the topping.
  • Let cool before serving.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Any variety or combination of cookies/candies will work, except fruity things, just leave those out! The total amount of candy/cookies should not exceed 2 cups, but you will want them roughly chopped and incorporated into the cream cheese mixture.
This is a great recipe to use for other holidays like Easter or Halloween or match a birthday party theme with a child’s favorite candies.
Frozen Cake - white or strawberry cake mix and pastel-colored candies
Safari party - butter or chocolate cake mix on the bottom and black and white candies for toppings
Valentines - strawberry or red velvet cake bottom and coordinating candies
Halloween - chocolate, funfetti Halloween, or orange cake bottom and mix up with all kinds of favorite candy and eyeball sprinkles
One suggestion is if you use peanut butter flavored candy, it will take over everything. I would suggest focusing on that flavor or leaving it out.