Turtle Cake
From chefmeow 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This is an incredible cake that is bursting with great chocolate and caramel flavors. This is my cousin's recipe and one she makes often for her family. Enjoy
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour shopping list
- 1-3/4 cups granulated sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup cocoa shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 tablespoon baking soda shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 cup buttermilk shopping list
- 1 cup hot coffee shopping list
- Frosting: shopping list
- 6 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 1/2 cup milk shopping list
- 1 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips shopping list
- 3/4 cup caramel shopping list
- 1-1/2 cups toasted pecans shopping list
How to make it
- Combine egg, oil and buttermilk.
- Combine dry ingredients then add wet to dry until well mixed.
- Slowly pour in hot coffee then scrape bowl and pour into 3 greased and pepper cake pans.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes then cool cake completely.
- Mix sugar and milk in saucepan then add butter and bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat and add chocolate chips to pan then whisk until smooth.
- If frosting is too thick or grainy add one or two teaspoons hot coffee.
- Spread 1/3 of the frosting then sprinkle 1/2 cup pecans and drizzle 1/4 cup caramel on first layer.
- Repeat for each layer.
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