Turtle Cake

Name: Turtle Cake
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. boiling water; 2 oz. sweet cooking chocolate; 3/4 c. sugar; 1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. margarine or butter, softened; 2 egg yolks; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1 c. Softasilk cake flour; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1/8 tsp. salt; 1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. buttermilk; 2 egg whites; Caramel Topping; 1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 c. chopped pecans

14 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. boiling water
2 oz. sweet cooking chocolate
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. margarine or butter, softened
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. Softasilk cake flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
2 egg whites
Caramel Topping
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Pour boiling water on chocolate, stirring until melted; cool.
3

Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2-inch.
4

Beat sugar and margarine until fluffy.
5

Beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
6

Beat in chocolate mixture and vanilla on low speed.
7

Mix in flour, baking soda and salt alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition until batter is smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
8

Pour into pan. Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9

Spread Caramel Topping over hot cake; sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans.
10

Bake about 20 minutes longer or until chocolate chips melt.
11

Cool before serving.