Chocolate Turtle Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 (14 ounce) package vanilla caramels
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (18 1/2 ounce) box german chocolate cake mix with pudding
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 lightly grease 13x9 baking pan.
• 3 put aside.
• 4 place caramels and evaporated milk in sauce pan over low heat.
• 5 stir until the caramels melt.
• 6 cover to keep warm and place aside.
• 7 mix cake mix, water, melted butter and eggs in a large mixing bowl until well blended.
• 8 pour half the cake mixture into baking pan evenly.
• 9 place baking pan in oven and cook at 350 for 10 to 13 minutes.
• 10 remove from oven.
• 11 pour caramel mixture over the cake and spread it evenly to the edges of the pan.
• 12 sprinkle 1 cup of the pecans and 1 cup of the chocolate chips over the caramel.
• 13 pour remaining batter evenly over the top.
• 14 bake cake for 35-40 minutes.
• 15 remove and place on wire rack to begin cooling.
• 16 place remaining pecans in pie pan and toast them in the oven for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 17 melt the remaining chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 sec.
• 18 remove and stir.
• 19 continue with the microwave until they are melted and smooth.
• 20 spread chocolate over the cake with a rubber spatula, then sprinkle the toasted pecans over the chocolate.
• 21 allow to cool before slicing into bars.