Chocolate Turtle Cake

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Title: CHOCOLATE TURTLE CAKE
Categories: Box cakes, Chocolate, Nuts, Cakes
Yield: 12 servings

---------------------------CAKE---------------------------
1 pk Devils' Food cake mix
1/2 c Cooking oil
1/2 c Butter; melted
1 1/2 c Water
1 lb Caramels
14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
1 c Pecans; chopped

-------------------------FROSTING-------------------------
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Evaporated milk
1/3 c Cocoa
16 oz Powdered sugar
1 ts Vanilla

Combine cake mix, oil, melted butter, water and half
of the condensed milk until well blended. Pour half of
the mixture into a greased 9x13" pan. Bake at 350~ for
30 minutes. Unwrap caramels. In double boiler, melt
caramels with remaining half of condensed milk. (takes
about 15-20 minutes). Pour over warm cake layer.
Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Pour remaining batter on
top. Bake 30 minutes or until top springs back.
FROSTING: Bring butter, evaporated milk and cocoa to
a boil. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat
until smooth. Spread on cake.
OPTIONAL: Decorate cake with whole pecans.

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