chocolate turtle cake

Name: Chocolate Turtle Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - egg; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 2/3 cup(s) vegetable oil; 2 cup(s) flour, all purpose; 1 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) cocoa powder unsweetened; 1 tablespoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) coffee (hot brewed); ## ICING; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) milk; 6 tablespoon(s) butter; 12 ounce(s) semi sweet chocolate morsels; 1-2 teaspoon(s) hot coffee if needed for consistency; 1 1/2 cup(s) pecan halves toasted; 3/4 cup(s) caramel ice cream topping (hersheys -my favorite); 3 - wooden skewers to hold cake together if needed

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t d

Seaside, AZ

Updated on Mar 2, 2014

Another goodie! If you have a chocolate craving this cake will do the trick!

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prep time 40 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Convection Oven

yield 10-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - egg
1 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups flour, all purpose
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup coffee (hot brewed)
ICING
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
6 tablespoons butter
12 ounces semi sweet chocolate morsels
1-2 teaspoon hot coffee if needed for consistency
1 1/2 cups pecan halves toasted
3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping (hersheys -my favorite)
3 - wooden skewers to hold cake together if needed

How To Make chocolate turtle cake

Step 1

Grease 3 9inch cake pans Line with parchment paper Grease the paper and dust with cocoa powder

Step 2

In a small bowl combine: egg, oil, buttermilk
Step 3

In a large mixing bowl combine: flour,sugar,cocoa powder,baking soda, salt
Step 4

Gradually mix buttermilk mixture to flour mixture until combined
Step 5

Gradually beat in hot coffee
Step 6

Pour batter into prepared pans evenly
Step 7

Bake on 350 and cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pans and invert cakes on racks, Peel off paper and cool completely
Step 8

ICING: In a small saucepan combine sugar, milk,butter. Bring to a boil stirring constantly
Step 9

Remove from heat and add chocolate morsels. Whisk until smooth. Add 1-2 tsp hot coffee if it's too thick to ice cake smoothly.
Step 10

makes 1 1/2 cups of icing
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