Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Turtle Cake

 My sister-in-law, Ada made this for a recent family gathering.  It was delicious.

Turtle Cake

1 box German chocolate cake mix, mixed according to directions on box, but not baked yet
1- 14 oz bag of Kraft caramels (48 pieces)
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 cups pecans, chopped
3/4 cup butter
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Whipped cream for topping, if desired

Heat oven to 350.  Spray a 9 x 13 pan.  Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.  While the cake is baking, melt the caramels, milk and butter together over medium heat.  Pour the mixture over the partially baked cake and sprinkle half of the nuts and half of the chocolate chips over that.  Pour on the rest of the cake batter, then sprinkle the nuts and chocolate chips over that.  Bake for 20 minutes.  It won't look done, but it will set up over time.  Top with whipped cream, if desired, or with ice cream as shown.

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