Chocolate-Toffee Caramel Bars

Chocolate-Toffee Caramel Bars                                 

Submitted by Kandice McDermott

1 pkg butter recipe yellow cake mix                       3 1.4-oz chocolate-covered toffee candy 1/3 cup oil                                                                              bars, cut into pieces

2 eggs                                                                         ½ cup butter

1 12-oz pkg (2 cups) semi-sweet                            32 vanilla caramels, unwrapped

    chocolate chips                                                      1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup white vanilla chips

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs; blend well. Stir in chocolate chips, vanilla chips and candy bar pieces. (Mixture will be thick). Press half of mixture in bottom of greased pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

            Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, combine butter, caramels and sweetened condensed milk. Cook over medium-low heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally. Slowly pour caramel mixture evenly over partially baked crust. Top with remaining cake mix mixture.

            Bake an additional 25-30 minutes or until top is set and edges are deep golden brown. Cool 20 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen. Cool 40 minutes. Refrigerate 1 hour. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.