Banana Turtle Torte

Name: Banana Turtle Torte
Prep time: 5 h 15 min
Cook time: 5 h 15 min
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 bananas; 237 milliliters butterscotch caramel topping; 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® German chocolate cake mix; 6 Tbsps chopped pecans, toasted; 355 milliliters whipping cream

Banana Turtle Torte might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 260 calories, 3g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up bananas, whipping cream, german chocolate cake mix, and a few other things to make it today. Only a few people really liked this dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray two 9-inch round cake pans.

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Make and bake cake as directed on box for 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate layers about 45 minutes for easier handling. Trim off rounded top of one layer. Slice each cake in half horizontally to make a total of 4 layers. Reserve untrimmed cake layer top.

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Knife

In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.

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Whipping Cream

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Place 1 cake layer bottom, cut side up, on serving plate.

Spread 2/3 cup whipped cream over layer to within 1/4 inch of edge. Slice 1 banana; arrange on whipped cream, overlapping slices if necessary.

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Whipped Cream

Banana

Spread

Drizzle 1/4 cup butterscotch caramel topping over banana, spreading to coat slices.

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Butterscotch

Banana

Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons pecans.

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Pecans

Repeat with second and third layers. Top with reserved cake layer, rounded side up. Frost top of cake with remaining whipped cream. Spoon remaining butterscotch caramel topping over whipped cream. Swirl caramel into whipped cream with tip of knife.

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Butterscotch

Whipped Cream

Caramel

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Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until ready to serve. For best results, serve cake the same day. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Servings:

bananas 237milliliters

butterscotch caramel topping 1box

Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® German chocolate cake mix 6Tbsps

chopped pecans, toasted 355milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The RELAX Riesling with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.