Cake bars are a beautiful thing. They're denser than cake, yet lighter than a brownie. They've got those crispy edges and those chewy middles. Plus, the flavor possibilities are endless. I hadn't delved too much into the cake bar world before this. I had never tried one that really wowed me. This one caught my attention however. The toffee bits are what really pulled me in. Heath bars are one of my favorite candy bars and I have been trying to think of a way to incorporate Heath baking bits into a dessert. This is the perfect way to do that.
These were GOOD. Really good. Actually, the dough was almost better than the bar. I may have eaten a good 1/3 of the dough before it ever got in the oven. I started with a basic chocolate cake bar and tossed in the toffee bits. This gave it the perfect crunch to stand out from the chewy bar.
The original recipe I made left me with a very thin bar, and that's just not my thing. So, here, I have doubled the recipe for you.
Ingredients:

1 box white, chocolate, or yellow cake mix
1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup toffee bits
1 cup chocolate chips
Confectioner's sugar, for dusting
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13 inch pan. Start by browning your butter (find my post on how to do it here).
2. Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. Beat the brown butter (while still hot) and both sugars until combined. Then add the vanilla and mix.
4. Add the chocolate chips. The hot butter will melt them. Add the eggs very slowly, one at a time, so as not to cook them!
5. Slowly add in the flour mixture. Then add the toffee bits until combined.
DOUGH SO GOOD.
6. Press into your greased pan.
6. Bake about 30 minutes. When cool, dust with confectioner's sugar if desired. I also dusted it with cocoa powder.
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