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No wonder this is a bake sale winner! Devil’s food cake sandwiches caramel, pecans and, yes, more chocolate in the middle. Yum.

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(219 Ratings)

219 Ratings

5 spoons 68%

4 spoons 18%

3 spoons 11%

2 spoons

1 spoons

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PREP TIME
25 Min
TOTAL TIME
1 Hr 50 Min
SERVINGS
20

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1: bag (14 oz) caramels

1/2: cup evaporated milk

1: cup chopped pecans

1: bag (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)

: Ice cream or Whipped cream, if desired

: Caramel and chocolate toppings, if desired

: Chopped pecans, if desired

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1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
2 Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour half of the batter into pan. Bake 22 minutes. Refrigerate remaining batter.
3 Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels and evaporated milk over medium heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted. Stir in pecans. Pour caramel mixture over warm cake in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Spread with remaining batter. Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool at least 30 minutes. Serve with ice cream, drizzle with toppings and sprinkle with pecans. Store loosely covered.

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This recipe is just part of the grand-prize winning entry of the Trinity Lutheran Church Women of Birchwood, Wisconsin, in Betty Crocker’s 1999 national Bake Sales Competition for nonprofit organizations that hold bake sales as a means of raising money.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 310

(Calories from Fat 140),

Total Fat 15g

(Saturated Fat 4g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 35mg;
Sodium 250mg;
Total Carbohydrate 40g

(Dietary Fiber 1g,
Sugars 24g),

Protein 4g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 0.00%;
Vitamin C 0.00%;
Calcium 10.00%;
Iron 8.00%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/10/2011 5:25:16 PM REPORT ABUSE cstrautman said:

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This cake is awesome in taste and is super easy to make! I top each piece w/Cool Whip, drizzle of chocolate & caramel sauce, sprinkle fine chop pecans and serve w/vanilla ice cream!

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Posted 12/5/2011 12:51:59 PM REPORT ABUSE Carol_Bus said:

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This cake is wonderful, and so easy to make. It's really awesome when either served warm, or warmed up and served with whipped cream or ice cream. Will make this one again!

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Posted 11/29/2011 4:06:11 PM REPORT ABUSE chaelyn82 said:

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I've made this recipe twice in a week- that should let you know how delicious it is!! Its super easy and everyone I've made it for has LOVED it! Warmed up w/ice cream- :) :) :) the carmel on top made it too rich though...

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