Take Boxed Cake Mix Up A Notch With Your Favorite Chocolate Bar

The beauty of boxed cake mix is its convenience, so any toppings should be the same way. Typically, cakes are frosted (or sometimes iced, but beware that these are not the same thing), and this can be store-bought or homemade. Either way, frosting offers added moisture and fluffiness, contrasting the denser texture of the cake, and even hiding any imperfections or dryness. Still, the people want variety in their cake toppings, and you can actually use your favorite chocolate bar in place of traditional options.

Right when your cake comes out of the oven and is nice and hot, layer a whole slab of your chocolate of choice on top. Depending on the size, you might need more than one bar, and the more you include, the more decadent and delicious the final result will be. After a couple of minutes, the chocolate should be slightly melted, and you can take a spoon or knife and spread it all over. Alternatively, place your chocolate and then pop it back in the oven for a minute. This topping will be smooth, creamy, and rich. Even better, the flavor will be undiluted, so it will be like two desserts in one.

The primary question for this method is, "Won't the chocolate reharden when it cools?" And, honestly, maybe. If it's eaten soon after completing, then the chances are that it will stay in a creamy state the whole time. If it sits out for a while or is refrigerated, there's a higher chance of it hardening, but in this case you can just place it back in the oven for a few minutes to melt again. Plus, a hardened chocolate icing could actually be an enjoyable texture, complimenting the cake base.

The time you've saved on your whole cake journey can be put to good use figuring out the yummiest flavor combinations to try. Strawberries and cream white chocolate will compliment any vanilla base, giving you the perfect picnic dessert. With basic chocolate and vanilla cakes, double down on decadent chocolate bars, like the viral Dubai chocolate (just be careful of scammers online claiming to sell the real deal). To incorporate cakes into adult dinner parties without it feeling child-like, opt for high quality chocolate infused with sea-salt or chili.

There's perhaps no better way to satisfy a whole family than with a sheet cake and multiple chocolate bars. Cookies and cream, milk chocolate, and white chocolate bars are easy to grab from the store and crowd-pleasers. If you want to get fancy, take a toothpick and create swirly patterns while the bars have melted, making your dessert look elevated and ready to impress the whole group.