Double-Caramel Turtle Cake

Name: Double-Caramel Turtle Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters fat-free caramel apple dip (such as T. Marzettis); 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 Tbsps butter; 6 Tbsps butter, softened; 59 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 2 larges eggs; 2 Tbsps fat-free milk; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 213 grams 2/3 cups all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 59 milliliters finely chopped pecans, toasted; 473 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 355 milliliters boiling water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Double-Caramel Turtle Cake a try. One serving contains 278 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of cocoa, pecans, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare cake, coat bottoms of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray (do not coat sides of pans); line bottoms with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour.

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Cooking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Wax Paper

Combine boiling water and cocoa, stirring well with a whisk. Cool completely.

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Cocoa Powder

Water

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Whisk

Place granulated sugar, 6 tablespoons butter, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes).

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Granulated Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon 1 2/3 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine 1 2/3 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Add flour mixture and cocoa mixture alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Pour batter into prepared pans; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

To prepare frosting, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

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Frosting

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add brown sugar and 2 tablespoons milk; cook 1 minute or until sugar melts.

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Brown Sugar

Sugar

Milk

Remove from heat; cool slightly.

Combine butter mixture and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a large bowl. Gradually add powdered sugar; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

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Bowl

Add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, beating until spreading consistency.

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Milk

Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread top with half of frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

Place caramel dip in a small zip-top plastic bag. Snip a small hole in 1 corner of bag; drizzle half of caramel dip over frosting. Top with other cake layer.

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Caramel Dip

Frosting

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Ziploc Bags