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Turtle Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 tub (8oz) Cool Whip
1 pkg (2 layer size) Devils food cake mix
1 pkg (3.9oz) instant chocolate pudding
38 Kraft caramels
1 1/2 T water
6 oz cream cheese, softened
16 Nilla wafers
16 pecan halves
5 squares Baker's semi-sweet chocolate, divided
Directions:
Directions:
Spoon half the Cool Whip into bowl; refrigerate to thaw. Return remaining Cool Whip to freezer. Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round layers, adding dry pudding mix to cake mix before mixing with liquid ingredients. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes; invert onto wire racks. Remove pans. Cool cakes completely. Microwave caramels and water in micro safe bowl on high 1&1/2 minutes or until smooth, stirring every 45 seconds. Cool slightly. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add caramel sauce; mix well. Blend in thawed Cool Whip. Place 1 cake layer on plate; spread with half the cream cheese mixture. Cover with second cake layer; frost top with remaining cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Microwave frozen Cool Whip and 3 chocolate squares 3 minutes, or until well blended, stirring after each minute. Cool 10 minutes. Melt remaining chocolate squares as directed on package. Dip half of each wafer in chocolate, place on wax paper. Top with nuts. Refrigerate until ready to use. Spread Cool Whip mixture onto top of cake. Garnish with wafers. Keep refrigerated.

 

 

 

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