Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine the caramels, sweetened condensed milk and butter.
• Over medium heat, cook and stir until melted and smooth.
• Set aside.
• Heat the oil and chocolate in a large saucepan or microwave in a large microwavable bowl at medium for 2 minutes or until melted.
• Add the water, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda and vanilla to the chocolate mixture.
• Beat with a fork until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Spread half the batter into a greased 13" x 9" cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until the center is set.
• Remove from the oven.
• Spoon the caramel mixture evenly over the cake.
• Spread the remaining batter evenly over the caramel layer.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Return to the oven and bake 40 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool completely before cutting.

CARAMEL-PECAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a buttered non-stick 10-inch tube pan.
• To make the topping; combine brown sugar, butter and water in a saucepan; boil over medium heat, stirring often, until butter is melted, and mixture is glossy, 3-5 minutes.
• Chop 1/2 cup of the pecans into the caramel mixture.
• Spread evenly into the bottom of a buttered tube pan.
• For the cake; sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, coffee granules, salt and baking soda.
• Cream butter until fluffy.
• Beat in sugar, vanilla and the Break-Free eggs.
• Alternating, mix in the flour mixture and buttermilk into the butter/egg mixture.
• Drop by spoonfuls of batter over the caramel mixture; spread evenly.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the cake test done.
• Turn cake pan over onto a platter, and let stand for 2 minutes.
• Remove pan and quickly replace any pecans that might have stuck to the pan.
• Cool completely before slicing.

GOOEY CARAMEL-PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels, butter and whipping cream over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. (Or place caramels, butter and whipping cream in 4-cup glass measuring cup; microwave uncovered on High 1 to 3 minutes, stirring once or twice.) Stir pecans into melted caramel. Cool 30 to 45 minutes or until firm enough to spread without running over edge of cake.
• Place 1 cake layer on plate, round side down. Spread with 1 cup of the pecan filling. Top with second layer, round side up. Spread remaining pecan filling into 4- to 5-inch circle on top of cake. Spread chocolate frosting on rest of top and side of cake. Store loosely covered.

~ CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PECAN CAKE ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Spray a 9x13 baking pan or dish with bakers secret or grease and flour. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together, milk, butter, eggs, vanilla and sugar. Mix together flour, cocoa, soda and mix with wet ingredients. Do not over mix, just until all ingredients are wet, may be some smal lumps. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until pick inserted is clean.
• 2. While cake is baking, place butter, milk and sugar into med saucepan over med heat. Stir until butter and sugar is melted. Set aside to cool somewhat.
• 3. Remove cake and place on cooling rack. Pour topping over cake and spread evenly. Sprinkle evenly with pecans. Place cake under broiler, just until topping begins to bubble. Eat warm or once cooled, we prefer it warm with all that ooey gooey goodness!