Skip to Content
Menu

Chocolate Turtle Cake

  • Save
  • Jump to Recipe
Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jul 20, 2023
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
No wonder this is a bake sale winner! Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix sandwiches caramel, pecans and, yes, more chocolate in the middle. Yum.

Chocolate Turtle Cake

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 9
  • Save
  • Pin
  • Print
  • Share
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1 bag (11 oz) caramels, unwrapped (about 36 caramels)
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk (from 12-oz can)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Caramel topping, if desired
  • Chopped pecans, if desired
  • Vanilla ice cream, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Make cake mix as directed on box. Pour half of the batter into pan. Bake 12 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels and evaporated milk over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted. Stir in pecans. Pour caramel mixture over warm cake in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Carefully spread with remaining batter evenly over chocolate chips.
  • Step 
    4
    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. Drizzle with topping and sprinkle with pecans. Serve with ice cream. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Nutrition

500 Calories
25g Total Fat
6g Protein
62g Total Carbohydrate
42g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
220
Total Fat
25g
38%
Saturated Fat
7g
33%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
16%
Sodium
380mg
16%
Potassium
300mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
62g
21%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
42g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved

Reviews & Questions Section