Made the cake twice so far and the family just loved it. I used a standard 21 ounce fudge brownie box mix one time and the 10.25 ounce listed in the recipe the second time. I liked the cake base better using the larger 21 ounce cake mix box rather than the smaller size, as the smaller size was thinner and baked too compact, not fluffy like a cake. Next time I will try the recipe with a little less caramel, as it seemed to ooze out the side of the cheesecake and baked too hard and chewy. The caramel bits for candy apples work great, only seem to be available in fall in my area.

Reviewed On: Nov. 24, 2008