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turtle cake

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Leanne Hershberger
@lhersh
Wintersville, OH

This cake is one of the few that my family fights over the edges. The caramel filling oozes over the edges as it bakes.

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(2 ratings)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr 5 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For turtle cake

  • 1 box
    cake mix, german chocolate
  • 14 oz
    caramels
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine
  • 1 can
    sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans
  • 3/4 c
    chocolate chips

How To Make turtle cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour 13x9 cake pan
  • 2
    Prepare cake mix according to package directions
  • 3
    Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes. Cool cake for 5 minutes.
  • 4
    While cake is baking, combine caramels, butter, and sweetened condensed milk in saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramels melt. Then pour and spread over cake.
  • 5
    Spread remaining batter evenly over caramel layer. Sprinkle pecans and chocolate chips over top. Bake at 325 for 30-35 minutes. Then turn oven off, leaving cake in oven for 10 more minutes. Remove cake from oven and cool. Cut into squares to serve.
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