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Turtle Cake
I've been making Turtle Cake for years. It's still a hit every time I serve it.
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
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
- Prepare cake mix per instructions on box. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the pan.
- Bake for 8 to 12 minutes.
- In a double boiler melt butter, milk and caramels together. Pour over the baked layer.
- Sprinkle the pecans over the caramel layer.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the pecans.
- Pour remaining batter over and finish baking for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- 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* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes.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.