Everyone is going to want to get their hands on this cake.

Finally for presentation, the cake is finished off with whipped topping and a sprinkling of crushed butterfingers.

you’re able to use as many candy bars as you like.

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The more you add, the more crispy crunchy texture the cake will get.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1(13.25-oz.)pkg.

yellow cake mix(such as Betty Crocker)

3largeeggs

1cuptap water

1/3cup(about 2 2/3 oz.

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)unsalted butter, softened

2/3cupcreamy peanut butter, divided

1(14-oz.

)can sweetened condensed milk

1/2cupsalted caramel sauce(from 1 [11.5-oz.]

jar) (such as Smuckers)

2Tbsp.hot fudge topping, warmed (from 1 [11.5-oz.]

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jar) (such as Hershey’s)

2(1.9-oz.

)chocolate-covered crispy peanut-butter candy bar(such as Butterfinger), coarsely chopped, divided

1(8-oz.

)container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

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Spread batter evenly in prepared baking pan.

Slowly pour and spread condensed milk mixture over cake, making sure to fill all holes.

Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour.

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Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 12 hours.

Remove cake from refrigerator.

Drizzle with hot fudge topping and sprinkle evenly with 1 chopped candy bar.

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Spread whipped topping evenly over top of cake, and sprinkle with remaining 1 chopped candy bar.

Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate up to 4 days.

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Southern Living Butterfinger Poke Cake whisking together the peanut butter mixture to pour over the cake

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Southern Living Butterfinger Poke Cake adding the chocolate syrup and crushed candy bars

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Southern Living Butterfinger Poke Cake adding the topping to the cake

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