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Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake ~ Recipe | Queenslee Appétit
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This Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake starts with rich, decadent and moist chocolate cake layers that are filled with a caramel pecan sauce and covered in a smooth caramel frosting, then finished off with a caramel and ganache drip and chopped pecans!
Ingredients
Refrigerated
• 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
• 3/4 cup Caramel sauce, Salted
Baking & Spices
• 2 1/4 cups All purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 2 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups Cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 1 cup Dark chocolate chips
• 5 1/4 cups Granulated sugar
• 12 cups Powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 tsp Sea salt, fine
• 2 1/2 tbsp Vanilla, pure
Nuts & Seeds
• 1 cup Pecan, halves
• 2 cups Pecans
• 1 Pecans, Whole
Drinks
• 1 1/2 tbsp Instant coffee granules
Dairy
• 3 cups Butter, Unsalted
• 1 5/8 cups Butter, unsalted
• 18 tbsp Butter, salted
• 2 1/4 cups Buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cup Heavy cream
• 3 tbsp Heavy cream or milk
• 1/2 cup Heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cup Sour cream