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Turtle Snacking Cake




Source of Recipe


cooking village


Recipe Introduction


Whether you have a craving for chocolate or candy, these cute cakes will be sure to satisfy. They combine a rich, moist chocolate cake with the caramel and pecans of turtle candy.



Recipe Link: http://cooking village.com

List of Ingredients




For the Cake

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened and cut into pieces

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

For the Topping

1 package (14 ounces) caramels, unwrapped

1/4 cup whipping cream

1 cup chopped pecans

45 pecan halves (about 2/3 cup)

For the Icing

1/3 cup whipping cream

5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted

1 tablespoon light corn syrup


Recipe




Baking the Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 13x9-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder; whisk until well blended.


2. Using an electric mixer set on low, beat butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form, about 2 minutes; add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. With the mixer set on medium speed, beat mixture until smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.


3. Bake cake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30–35 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool. Turn cake onto rack; invert onto a cake board or serving platter.


Topping the Cake
1. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine caramels and cream. Heat on HIGH, stirring at 1-minute intervals, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes; stir in chopped pecans. Spread topping evenly over cake.


2. Arrange pecan halves on cake in groups of three, evenly spaced, to make 15 turtles; let cool completely.


Making the Icing
1. In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil over medium high heat. Remove the saucepan from heat, add chocolate, cover and let stand for 2 minutes. Whisk mixture until chocolate is melted. Add confectioners’ sugar and corn syrup; whisk until smooth.


2. Spoon chocolate mixture into center of each turtle; let stand until set. To serve, cut cake into 15 squares, each with a "turtle" in the center.