Chocolate-toffee-caramel Bars

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package butter recipe yellow cake mix with pudding
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup vanilla chip
• 3 (1 1/2 ounce) chocolate-covered english toffee bars, cut into pieces
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 32 vanilla caramels, unwrapped
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f grease 13x9-inch pan.
• 2 in large bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs; blend well.
• 3 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°f for 10 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, in medium saucepan, combine margarine, caramels and condensed milk. cook over medium-low heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally.
• 5 remove partially baked crust from oven. slowly pour caramel mixture evenly over crust. crumble remaining cake mix mixture over caramel.
• 6 return to oven; bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until top is set and edges are deep golden brown. cool 20 minutes.
• 7 run knife around sides of pan to loosen bars. cool 40 minutes. refrigerate 1 hour. cut into bars.
• 8 store in refrigerator.