This cake tastes just like the candy turtles made with a cake mix.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- One 18-1/4 ounce German Chocolate Cake mix
- One 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup butter, divided
- One 14 ounce package of caramels
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- 1 cup sugar
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1-1/2 cups chopped and lightly toasted walnuts or pecans
Preparation:
Mix cake mix according to directions. Divide in half. To the first half add 1/2 stick melted butter and 1/2 can condensed milk. Bake in 9 x 13 pan at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Melt caramels and 1/2 cup butter and rest of condensed milk. Pour over baked layer and then top with remainder of batter. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes. Yes, you can bake twice.
For the topping, cook last set of ingredients (except nuts) over medium heat until thick. Add the nuts. Pour hot mixture over cake.
