Cafe Latte's Turtle Cake
By
Melissa Fleetwood
@MDFleetwood
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Ingredients
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·unsweetened cocoa
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1egg, slightly beaten
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1 cbuttermilk or sour milk
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2/3 cvegetable oil
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2 call purpose flour
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1 3/4 csugar
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1/2 cunsweetened cocoa
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1 Tbspbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
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1 cfreshly brewed coffee
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1 1/2 cpecan halves
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1/2 ccarmel ice cream topping (purchased)
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12 ozof semisweet chocolate chips
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6 Tbspbutter (cut up)
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2 tspfreshly brewed hot coffee (if needed, for frosting)
How to Make Cafe Latte's Turtle Cake
- In a small bowl, stir together egg, buttermilk, and vegetable oil; set aside. In large mixing bowl, stir together,flour, sugar, 1/2cup cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the buttermilk mixturee to flour mixture, beating with an electric mixer until combined. Gradually beat in hot coffee. Pour batter into prepared pans (layers will appear shallow).
- When the cakes are cool, make the chocolate frosting. Place one cake layer, top side down, onto a serving plate with a lip(to catch excess icing). Using an icing spactula or wide knife, work quickly to frost the top layer this layer with one-third of the frosting. Arrange one-third of the pecans on top and drizzle with some of the carmel ice-cream topping. Repeat with the frosting, pecans, and carmel topping. Top with the third layer, top side up. Repeat with remaining frosting, pecans and carmel topping. Chill cake 1 to 2 hours before serving.
- Chocolate Frosting: In a medium saucepan, stir together 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup milk. Add 6 tablespoons of butter, cut up. Bring mixture to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add one 12 ounce package semisweet chocolate pieces (2 cups). Using a wire whisk, mix until smooth. If frosting is grainy or too thick, add 2 teaspoons hot coffee. If necessary, let stand several minutes before using. Makes about 2 1/2 cups of frosting, enough for this cake.