Turtle Cake

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Cakes, Chocolate, Quick & Easy, For Kids
Serves:	12-16 servings
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	20 Min

Ingredients

CAKE:
18 oz	pkg. german chocolate cake mix
1/2 c	butter
14 oz	sweetened condensed milk
16 oz	pkg, caramels, i prefer kraft caramels
12 pkg	semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 c	chopped pecans

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Pat Duran

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Member Since Aug 2011

Pat's Notes:

This turtle cake is a little different than those already posted. My love of sweetened condensed milk inspired me to try it for this recipe many years ago. This has been a favorite at club and family get togethers since.Hope you like this version. Enjoy!

Directions

Heat oven to 350^. Spray cake pan ( 9x13-inch) with non stick spray. Set aside.
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Mix cake as directed on package. Spread 1/2 of the cake batter in the baking pan and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool.

While this is cooling; put in a saucepan the caramels, butter and sweetened condensed milk and cook over low heat until blended and caramels have melted, stirring continuously.

After cake has cooled; spread caramel mixture over cake evenly. Top with a sprinkling of the chocolate chips and 1/2 the nuts.

Cover all with the remaining cake batter, spreading to cover. Sprinkle top with chocolate chips and nuts. Bake for 20 minutes. Do the toothpick test.
When cake has cooled on wire rack cut into small pieces= very rich, oh so good with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!

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Pat Duran kitchenchatter

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Laura... fuddbubbles

Jun 17, 2012

Yummy Pat. xoxoxo

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Jun 17, 2012

Pat what a wonderful recipe!!! You know I love me some chocolate and caramel!!!

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

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CinStraw's Kitchen CinStraw

Jun 17, 2012

yuuummmmmO

gaynel mohler gaynel

Jun 18, 2012

OMG ! I almost went in a coma looking at this recipe. Great for a sweet tooth. Looks so good Pat !!

Nelda Carnley BamaNama

Jun 18, 2012

This is one of my favorite cakes but I don't cook it very often because I make a pig of myself

linda gable lovevanilla

Jun 18, 2012

What do you do with the butter? Usually cake mix directions do not call for butter, but oil.

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Pat Duran kitchenchatter

Jun 18, 2012

Thank you Laura, Diane and Cin, Gaynel,Stormy and Nelda.

Linda and all the rest of you ladies the butter goes in with the sweetened condensed milk and caramels. Waiting for the editing. Thanks you so much for bring this to my attention, hugs, Pat

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