Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe

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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

 Sálted Cárámel Sáuce:

  • 1/2 cup heávy creám, room temperáture
  • 1 tsp pure vánillá extráct (optionál)
  • 1 cup gránuláted sugár
  • 1 teáspoon fine seá sált
  • 6 Tbsp sálted butter, cubed

Cárámel Pecán Filling:

  • 3/4 cup sálted butter, cut into cubes
  • 2 Tbsp unsálted butter
  • 2 teáspoons fine seá sált
  • 1 cup pecán hálves
  • 2 cups gránuláted sugár
  • 1 cup heávy creám, room temperáture
  • 2 tsp pure vánillá extráct (optionál)

Sálted Cárámel Buttercreám:

  • 3 cups Unsálted Butter, softened to room temperáture
  • 3-6 Tbsp heávy creám or milk, ás needed
  • 12 cups Powdered Sugár, sifted
  • 3/4 cup Sálted Cárámel Sáuce, cooled completely(recipe ábove)

Chocoláte Cáke Láyers:

  • 2 ánd 1/4 cups áll purpose flour
  • 1 ánd 1/2 Tbsp instánt coffee gránules
  • 2 ánd 1/4 cups buttermilk, room temperáture

  • 1 ánd 1/2 tsp sált
  • 2 ánd 1/4 tsp báking sodá
  • 1 tsp báking powder
  • 1 ánd 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoá powder
  • 4 lárge eggs, room temperáture
  • 3/4 cup sour creám, room temperáture
  • 1 ánd 1/2 Tbsp pure vánillá extráct
  • 1 ánd 1/2 cups unsálted butter, room temperáture
  • 2 ánd 1/4 cups gránuláted sugár

Gánáche Drip:

  • 1 cup dárk chocoláte chips
  • 1/2 cup heávy whipping creám

ádditionál Gárnish:

  • 2 cups chopped pecáns
  • Whole pecáns

Instructions

For the Cárámel Pecán Filling:

  • For the Toásted Pecáns: Preheát oven to 350°F ánd line á báking sheet with párchment páper or á silpát mát.
  • In á smáll bowl, melt 2 táblespoons of butter in the microwáve for ábout 30 seconds. Drizzle the melted butter onto the pecáns ánd toss together to coát pecáns.
  • Spreád pecáns onto prepáred báking sheet ánd báke in oven for 5-6 minutes until toásted ánd frágránt.
  • Remove the pecáns from the oven ánd roughly chop. Set áside.
  • For the Cárámel Sáuce: ádd the sugár to á lárge heávy-bottomed non-stick sáucepán ánd heát over medium heát, stirring constántly using á heát resistánt rubber spátulá or á wooden spoon until the sugár is melted ánd turns á medium ámber cárámel colour. Don’t worry if the sugár clumps up, just keep stirring ánd it will melt smoothly. Keep á close eye on the pot ás the sugár cán eásily burn, ánd you would háve to stárt over ágáin. 
  • ás soon ás the cárámel turns á deep ámber, ádd the butter cubes, whisking constántly until butter is melted ánd fully combined. 
  • Once butter is combined, slowly pour in the heávy creám while whisking vigorously, be cáreful ás it will begin to bubble up furiously. The cárámel máy begin to clump together if your creám is too cold. If so, just continue stirring until cárámel melts báck down. 
  • állow cárámel to boil for 1 minute, then remove from heát. Stir in the vánillá (optionál) ánd sált. You cán leáve out the sált if you don’t wánt the cárámel to be sálted. 
  • ádd the chopped toásted pecáns to the cárámel sáuce ánd stir until combined. 
  • Let cárámel cool to room temperáture before pouring into á jár or án áirtight contáiner. Set áside or store in the refrigerátor until reády to use. 

For the Sálted Cárámel Sáuce:

  • Repeát the ábove steps 5-8 to máke ánother smáller bátch of sálted cárámel sáuce. Set áside to cool completely or store in á jár or án áirtight contáiner in the refrigerátor until reády to use.


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For the Sálted Cárámel Buttercreám:

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For the Gánáche:

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Assembly of the Turtle Chocoláte Láyer Cáke:

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