Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Turtle Cake
I have had this recipe forever. In fact, Bob mentioned this morning how old the index card I have it on looked. Speaking of Bob, I made this cake for him when he came to visit me in Michigan. I quickly learned that you do not ask Bob to help when unwrapping caramels are involved. I sat him down on the couch with a bowl for the unwrapped caramels and one for the wrappers. Somehow, I think he must have gotten confused by my instructions because when I checked on him, he was eating about every other caramel he unwrapped. : )
1 box German Chocolate cake mix
1/4 lb butter
14 oz pkg caramels (I prefer Kraft)
7 oz sweetened condensed milk
6 oz chopped pecans
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Mix cake mix as directed on box. Bake half the mix in a greased and floured 13x9 pan in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. In the top of a double boiler melt together butter, caramel and sweet milk. Remove top pan of double boiler from heat. Cool butter mixture slightly and pour over baked half of cake. Pour the rest of the cake batter over butter mixture. Then sprinkle the batter with chocolate chips and pecans. Bake in a 350 degree oven 20-25 minutes. **Serve with vanilla ice cream or Cool Whip.
**I never serve it with either because it is so rich without these
1 box German Chocolate cake mix
1/4 lb butter
14 oz pkg caramels (I prefer Kraft)
7 oz sweetened condensed milk
6 oz chopped pecans
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Mix cake mix as directed on box. Bake half the mix in a greased and floured 13x9 pan in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. In the top of a double boiler melt together butter, caramel and sweet milk. Remove top pan of double boiler from heat. Cool butter mixture slightly and pour over baked half of cake. Pour the rest of the cake batter over butter mixture. Then sprinkle the batter with chocolate chips and pecans. Bake in a 350 degree oven 20-25 minutes. **Serve with vanilla ice cream or Cool Whip.
**I never serve it with either because it is so rich without these
Tips
Crack Egg In Cup Before Measuring Shortening or Margarine
Tired of trying to clean the margarine or shortening out of the measuring cup after you use it? I am! But I discovered a trick today. If your recipe calls for an egg(s), crack the egg into the measuring cup your going to use for measuring the margarine or shortening. Pour the egg into your mixing bowl. now using the same measuring cup that the egg was in, measure out the margarine or shortening. You will be surprised at how easily the margarine or shortening comes out leaving behind no greasy gobs of shortening or margarine.
Single edged razor blade useful for spills
Tired of trying to clean the margarine or shortening out of the measuring cup after you use it? I am! But I discovered a trick today. If your recipe calls for an egg(s), crack the egg into the measuring cup your going to use for measuring the margarine or shortening. Pour the egg into your mixing bowl. now using the same measuring cup that the egg was in, measure out the margarine or shortening. You will be surprised at how easily the margarine or shortening comes out leaving behind no greasy gobs of shortening or margarine.
Single edged razor blade useful for spills
| I always keep a razor blade holder with a new single edge blade in it in my kitchen drawer. It is a great tool for cleaning ceramic stove top spills, caked on spills in the refrigerator or other stubborn spots. Just hold the blade at about a 30 degree angle so you don't scratch what you are working on (especially on your ceramic stove top). Draw the blade across just like you are scraping paint. Usually peels right off. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Copycat Olive Garden Minestrone
This recipe is awesome! However, I did tweak it a bit by adding a dash of red wine, a few drops of Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce.Click on title to view
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