Description
Scrumptious turtle caramel cake combines chocolate, pecans, and caramel in a delightful dessert. Rich layers blend classic flavors for an irresistible sweet experience you’ll savor with pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) caramel sauce or dulce de leche
- 1 cup (120 g / 4.2 oz) chopped pecans
- ½ cup (90 g / 3.2 oz) mini chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 (8 oz / 225 g) container whipped topping (or 2 cups whipped cream)
- ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) caramel sauce, for drizzling
- ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) chocolate syrup, for drizzling
- ¼ cup (30 g / 1 oz) chopped pecans, for garnish
- Eggs (as specified on cake mix box)
- Oil (as specified on cake mix box)
- Water (as specified on cake mix box)
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Configure the oven to 350F (175C) and line a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray or parchment paper.
- Cake Foundation: Craft the chocolate cake according to package instructions, allowing the cake to rest and stabilize for 10 minutes post-baking.
- Perforation Process: Pierce the warm cake’s surface comprehensively using a wooden spoon handle or straw, creating deep, evenly distributed cavities for optimal sauce penetration.
- Caramel Infusion: Lavishly stream caramel sauce across the warm cake, methodically guiding the liquid into each created hole, ensuring complete and thorough absorption.
- Textural Enhancement: Uniformly scatter chopped pecans and mini chocolate chips over the caramel-saturated surface, then allow the cake to equilibrate to room temperature.
- Creamy Topping: Once cooled, apply a smooth, consistent layer of whipped topping, fully enveloping the cake’s surface with delicate precision.
- Decorative Finale: Artfully drizzle additional caramel sauce and chocolate syrup in elegant, intersecting patterns across the whipped topping, then crown with remaining chopped pecans to create visual intrigue and textural contrast.
- Chilling Stage: Refrigerate the assembled dessert for a minimum of one hour, allowing flavors to harmonize and develop before serving thoroughly chilled.
Notes
- Puncture Precision: Create holes deep and evenly spaced for optimal caramel absorption, using a wooden spoon handle or straw with gentle, consistent pressure.
- Caramel Coating Strategy: Pour caramel sauce while cake is warm to ensure maximum sauce penetration into cake’s inner layers, tilting pan to distribute evenly.
- Temperature Control: Allow cake to cool completely at room temperature before adding whipped topping to prevent melting and preserve structural integrity.
- Topping Technique: Drizzle chocolate and caramel sauces with a light hand, creating artistic patterns that enhance visual appeal without overwhelming the dessert’s delicate balance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg