Chocolate Turtle Cake

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

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

1:50

Hr:Mins

Makes

servings

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

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

bag (14 oz) caramels

1/2

cup evaporated milk

cup chopped pecans

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

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour half of the batter into pan. Bake 22 minutes. Refrigerate remaining batter.
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.

Makes 20 servings

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

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.

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*:

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.

Chocolate Turtle Cake

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens