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Turtle Cake

I've been making Turtle Cake for years. It's still a hit every time I serve it.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) bag Kraft Caramels
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) box chocolate or German chocolate cake mix*
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 12 ounces chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
  2. Prepare cake mix per instructions on box. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the pan.
  3. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes.
  4. In a double boiler melt butter, milk and caramels together. Pour over the baked layer.
  5. Sprinkle the pecans over the caramel layer.
  6. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the pecans.
  7. Pour remaining batter over and finish baking for 20 to 25 minutes.
  8. Cool on a wire rack.
  9. Serve each piece drizzled with caramel sauce and sprinkled with pecans, if desired.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.

Attribution

From the kitchen of Linda Jolly, Arizona.



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