CREAM CHEESE TURTLE CAKE
From "Loca Luna" restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas. Taken from Bon Apetit. This looks decadently ooey and gooey and rich!
Provided by yooper
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For Cake: Preheat oven to 350.
- Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal cake pan.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2 cup pecans over bottom of pan.
- Combine cake mix, 1 1/4 cups water, oil, and eggs in large bowl.
- Using electic mixer, beat at low speed until mixture is moistened, about 30 seconds.
- Beat at medium speed 2 minutes.
- Pour batter into pan.
- Melt buttter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Gradually stir in powdered sugar (mixture will form clumps); stir in cream cheese.
- Whisk until smooth, about 1 miute.
- Pour cream cheese mixture in large ribbons atop cake batter in pan.
- Using knife, swirl mixture into batter (do not overmix).
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center (in cake part only) comes out clean, about 50 minutes (bottom of cake will be very moist).
- Cool cake in pan on rack.
- Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2 cup pecans over cake.
- For Icing: Mix sugar and cocoa in medium bowl.
- Bring milk and buter to simmer in heavy medium saucepan.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; add powdered sugar mixture and whisk until melted.
- Add chocolate chips and whisk until smooth.
- Mix in vailla.
- Drizzle warm icing over cake.
- Let stand until set, about 2 hours.
- Drizzle caramel topping over.
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X MAN YT
x_yt79@hotmail.frThis cake is a must-try for any turtle cake lover.
Tinika Vincenzi
vincenzitinika@hotmail.frI would highly recommend this recipe to anyone who loves chocolate, caramel, and cream cheese.
Kitten Fluff
f-k62@gmail.comThis cake is definitely a showstopper. It's perfect for special occasions.
Kaeden Garcia
garcia_kaeden79@gmail.comThe cream cheese frosting is the perfect complement to the chocolate and caramel layers.
Tristan Ashby
a84@gmail.comI've never made a turtle cake before, but this recipe was easy to follow and the cake turned out great.
Steve Adams
s@yahoo.comThis cake was amazing! I made it for my family and they all loved it.
Bijoy Joy
b.j31@aol.comI would not recommend this recipe to others.
Hina Javaid
j-h@hotmail.comOverall, I thought this cake was just okay. It wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be.
Ramchandra Shrestha
shrestha_ramchandra100@gmail.comThe instructions were a bit confusing. I had to reread them several times before I understood what I was supposed to do.
Laksh Purbhoo
p45@gmail.comThis cake was a bit dry. I think I would add more milk or water to the batter next time.
Myra Mulongoy
mmulongoy@yahoo.comThe caramel sauce is a bit too sweet for my taste. I would recommend using a different sauce, such as chocolate sauce or ganache.
Mikolaj Drab
drab.m57@aol.comI'm not a big fan of cream cheese frosting, but I really liked the frosting on this cake. It was light and fluffy.
sccivicracer
sccivicracer@yahoo.comI made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he's ever had.
Erickson Babel
erickson_b91@yahoo.comThis cake is a little time-consuming to make, but it's worth the effort. It's so delicious and impressive-looking.
nafisatu ibrahim
nafisatu93@yahoo.comI love the combination of chocolate and caramel in this cake. It's the perfect balance of sweet and salty.
Dino Sandstone
dino@gmail.comThe cream cheese frosting is to die for! It's so rich and creamy.
Rima Pariyar
rima-p9@hotmail.frI've made this cake several times and it always turns out perfect. It's my go-to dessert for potlucks and parties.
Amelia Khoza
k.a@aol.comThis cream cheese turtle cake was a hit at my party! It was so easy to make and everyone loved it.