Turtle Chocolate Cake

Name: Turtle Chocolate Cake
Yield: 8
Ingredients: CHOCOLATE CAKE; 2 cups (260g) flour; 2 cups (414g) sugar; 3/4 cup (70g) Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk; 1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 cup (240ml) boiling water; **CARAMEL SAUCE AND ICING**; 1 1/2 cups (310g) sugar; 9 tbsp (126g) salted butter, cubed, room temperature; 3/4 cup (180ml) heavy whipping cream, room temperature; 4 cups (460g) powdered sugar; 2-3 tbsp (30-45ml) milk; **CHOCOLATE GANACHE**; 9 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips; 3/4 cup (180ml) heavy whipping cream; **ADDITIONAL**; 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Turtle Chocolate Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/2015/10/28/turtle-chocolate-layer-cake/print/" target="_blank">www.lifeloveandsugar.com.</a>

"A super moist chocolate cake filled with caramel icing, pecans and chocolate ganache...."

INGREDIENTS

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CHOCOLATE CAKE

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2 cups (260g) flour

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2 cups (414g) sugar

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3/4 cup (70g) Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder

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2 tsp baking soda

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1 tsp salt

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2 large eggs

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1 cup (240ml) buttermilk

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1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil

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1 tsp vanilla

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1 cup (240ml) boiling water

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**CARAMEL SAUCE AND ICING**

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1 1/2 cups (310g) sugar

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9 tbsp (126g) salted butter, cubed, room temperature

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3/4 cup (180ml) heavy whipping cream, room temperature

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4 cups (460g) powdered sugar

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2-3 tbsp (30-45ml) milk

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**CHOCOLATE GANACHE**

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9 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

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3/4 cup (180ml) heavy whipping cream

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**ADDITIONAL**

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3/4 cup chopped pecans

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