Dessert/Cafe Latte Turtle Cake

By latin1

Ingredients

• Cake
• 2 cup flour
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup good quality cocoa
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup hot coffee
• Frosting
• 6 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups good quality semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup caramel
• 1 1/2 cup toasted pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Cake
combine egg, oil and buttermilk, Combine dry ingredients until well mixed. Slowly pour in hot coffee. scrape bowl. Pour batter into three greased and papered 9" cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Test with toothpick.

Frosting
Mix sugar and milk in saucepan, add butter and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips to pan. Mix with a wire whip until smooth. If frosting is too thick or grainy, add one or two teaspoons of hot coffee. Petal 1/3 of the frosting, then sprinkle 1/2 cup pecans and drizzle 1/4 cup of caramel on the first layer. Repeat for ech layer,