Malted Gooey Cake Bars
Gooey cake bars are the easiest dessert you'll ever make. Add some Ovaltine and Whoppers or Robin Eggs and you have a malted version! These are perfect for a potluck because everyone will love them.
Servings: 16 bars
Cost: 6
Ingredients
- 1 approx 15 ounce yellow cake mix
- ½ cup unsalted butter , softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon nonfat milk
- ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons malted milk powder (Ovaltine) , divided
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ¼ cups malted milk balls or Robin Eggs candy ,lightly crushed, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a metal 9x9-inch pan with foil and spray liberally with cooking spray so that the bars don’t stick.
- Add cake mix, butter, egg, milk, and ¼ cup Ovaltine to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix until a thick dough forms.
- Press about ½ of the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan. Stir 3 tablespoons of Ovaltine into the sweetened condensed milk and pour over the top of the base. Sprinkle 1 cup of the crushed malted candy over the top.
- Separate remaining dough into small balls and evenly space over the top of the bars. Press down to flatten. Sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup of malted candy and press lightly to stick.
- Bake bars for about 25-30 minutes, or until they just begin to brown. Cool completely before slicing, otherwise the mixture will be too gooey to cut.
Notes
- You can make this with a hand mixer but it will take a long time for the dough to come together, so just be prepared.
- Use any flavor cake mix.
- Use any malted milk powder or even Nesquik
- Use any candy eggs for on top, but we love Robins Eggs for the extra malted flavor.
- Cool completely before slicing (chilling makes slicing easier).
- Freeze for up to 3 months.