Chewy Turtle Snack Cake Food

CHEWY TURTLE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat sugar and 6 tablespoons butter with electric mixer on high speed about 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. Beat in melted chocolate, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla, buttermilk, water and eggs on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter, the caramels and evaporated milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Spread over hot cake. Sprinkle with chocolate chunks and pecans. Bake 20 minutes longer or until chocolate is melted. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

TURTLE SNACK MIX

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, mix cereal and pecans. In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt; microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-2 minutes or until smooth, stirring once., Whisk in baking soda. Pour over cereal mixture, toss to coat. Microwave, uncovered, on high 3 minutes, stirring every minute., Spread onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips and caramel bits (do not stir). Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Break into pieces. Stir in pretzels. Store in an airtight container.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix vanilla frosting and green food color until desired shade; frost cupcakes. Unroll fruit snack, and cut off 4-inch strips of desired colors to make masks on cupcakes. Place cut strip on cutting board. Starting about 1 inch from left side of fruit snack, use small sharp knife to cut small horizontal slits for eyes about 1 inch apart. Place candy eyes under slits in fruit snacks. Cut small horizontal slit in fruit snack on right side to form tie for mask. Place masks on cupcakes.
• Use gel to make mouths on cupcakes. Or place chocolate frosting in small resealable food-storage plastic bag, and cut off small corner of sealed bag; pipe mouths on cupcakes.

EASY TURTLE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• NOTE: Any brand of dark chocolate or devil's food cake mix can be used. Just adjust the amount of water, eggs and vegetable oil to the amount called for on the back of box of your brand cake mix.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13x9 inch pan.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Stir in pecans, chocolate chips and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Drizzle 1/2 cup caramel topping over batter and swirl into batter with knife.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from the sides of pan and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack. Serve while slightly warm. Garnish each serving with additional chopped nuts and caramel topping.