Snickers Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 box Devil Food cake mix (and ingredients called for in box directions)
• 1 c brown sugar
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 c chopped walnuts (or your favorite nut)
• 2¼ c heavy whipping cream
• 2 heaping Tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 full size snickers bars

Directions: 

1. Mix cake batter according to directions
2. in a pan on med heat combine brown sugar, butter and ¼ c of whipping cream
3. stir constantly until combined
4. remove from heat as soon as combined and melted (caramel will continue to cook in oven)
5. spray 9 inch round cake pans with cooking spray
6. split caramel mixture into pans evenly
7. sprinkle chopped nuts over caramel, ½ cup in each
8. gently add cake mix to pans equally (I use a spoon to add dollops around to avoid spreading caramel to sides)
9. bake per box directions
10. allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes
11. run knife around the edge to loosen cake
12. cut off any bump that may have formed while baking for a level surface
13. place a plate on top of pan and flip allow pan to sit upside down on plate to cool
14. while cake is cooling beat remaining heavy whipping cream until peaks form
15. add powdered sugar then continue to whip until stiff peaks form
16. add half whipping cream on caramel side(top) of bottom layer and spread
17. add top cake layer and then add remaining whipped cream to top and spread
18. crush Snickers bars (I freeze to make this easier)
19. sprinkle on top of cake
20. keep in fridge until ready to serve.

Source: Itty Bitty Homestead