Sunday, January 30, 2011

Turtle Cake

1 - 14 oz. Bag of Caramels                                 
1 - 5/8 oz. Can Evaporated Milk
1 – 19 oz. German Chocolate Cake Mix  With Pudding (use the kind that calls for vegetable oil)
1 – 12-oz. Pkg. Chocolate Chips
2 Cups Pecans, chopped                                      
¾ cup Margarine, room temp.

·        Line a 9x13 inch dish with foil; lightly grease.
·        Heat caramels and milk over LOW heat until melted.
·        Mix cake mix by direction, USING ONLY HALF OF THE OIL CALLED FOR.
·        Beat on low for 1 minute. Add margarine; increase speed to high and beat for 2 minutes more or until thick and smooth.
·        Spread half of batter (3 cups) in pan.
·        Bake 12 to 14 minutes till cake starts to puff up around edges (middle will still be slightly wet)
·        Pour on caramel mixture and spread to edges with spatula.
·        Sprinkle with 1 cup chocolate chips and 1-cup pecans.
·        Spoon remaining cake batter overall and spread to edges.
·        Bake 35 to 40 minutes until cake puffs up above sides of pan and starts to pull away from sides of pan.
·        Cool on wire rack.
·        Melt remaining 1 cup chocolate chips.
Spread over cake, Sprinkle with remaining pecans