{"id":5728,"date":"2014-09-30T10:15:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T10:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnom.wordpress.com\/?p=5728"},"modified":"2017-03-20T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T01:05:10","slug":"double-caramel-chocolate-turtle-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/30\/double-caramel-chocolate-turtle-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/photo-43.jpg\" alt=\"Double Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cake\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-43.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-43-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-43-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-43-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-43-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-43-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>No birthday is complete without cake! I&#8217;ve gotten back into baking over the past few months, and John&#8217;s birthday was the perfect excuse to indulge in chocolate and caramel. Chocolate cake, caramel frosting, caramel sauce, chocolate cake, caramel frosting, more caramel sauce, then finally a generous sprinkling of toasted pecans! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/photo-32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5740\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/photo-32.jpg\" alt=\"Double Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cake\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-32.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-32-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-32-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-32-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-32-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Double Caramel Turtle Cake\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrecipes.com\/recipe\/double-caramel-turtle-cake-10000000577255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This is the recipe I used<\/a>, but I used vanilla soy milk instead of fat-free milk and substituted the boiling water in the cake batter with freshly brewed coffee to enhance the chocolate. Also, every time I&#8217;ve used coffee in a chocolate cake, it comes out wonderfully moist! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/photo-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5738\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/photo-14.jpg\" alt=\"Double Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cake\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-14.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-14-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-14-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-14-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>The pecans were toasted for about 8-10 minutes at 350F. So fragrant! Instead of store bought caramel, I made my own sauce with this <a title=\"Caramel Sauce\" href=\"\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/ree-drummond\/easy-caramel-sauce-recipe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">easy recipe<\/a>. I made two batches: one with light brown sugar, one with dark brown sugar. The latter has a stronger flavor, but I preferred the color of the other batch. We have so much caramel leftover! <a href=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/photo-23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5739\" src=\"http:\/\/letsnomnom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/photo-23.jpg\" alt=\"Double Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cake\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-23.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-23-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-23-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-23-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-23-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/photo-23-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 167px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No birthday is complete without cake! I&#8217;ve gotten back into baking over the past few months, and John&#8217;s birthday was the perfect excuse to indulge in chocolate and caramel. Chocolate cake, caramel frosting, caramel sauce, chocolate cake, caramel frosting, more caramel sauce, then finally a generous sprinkling of toasted pecans! This is the recipe I used, but I used vanilla soy milk instead of fat-free milk and substituted the boiling water in the cake batter with freshly brewed coffee to enhance the chocolate. Also, every time I&#8217;ve used coffee in a chocolate cake, it comes out wonderfully moist! The pecans were toasted for about 8-10 minutes at 350F. So fragrant! Instead of store bought caramel, I made my own sauce with this easy recipe. I made two batches: one with light brown sugar, one with dark brown sugar. The latter has a stronger flavor, but I preferred the color of the other batch. We have so much caramel leftover! 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