Chocolate Turtle Cake!

Making Valentines day dinner for that special someone? Try this new chocolate dessert it only takes an hour and fifty minutes.

Ingrediants:
1
box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
1 1/3
cups water
1/2
cup vegetable oil
3
eggs
1
bag (14 oz) caramels
1/2
cup evaporated milk
1
cup chopped pecans
1
bag (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
Ice cream or Whipped cream, if desired
Caramel and chocolate topping, if desired
Chopped pecans, if desired

Directions:

1.
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
2.
In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour half of the batter into pan. Bake 22 minutes (25 minutes for dark or nonstick pan). Refrigerate remaining batter.
3.
Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels and evaporated milk over medium heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted. Stir in pecans. Pour caramel mixture over warm cake in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Spread with remaining batter. Bake 25 minutes (29 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool at least 30 minutes. Serve with ice cream, drizzle with topping and sprinkle with pecans. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): In step 3, bake 30 minutes (34 minutes for dark or nonstick pan).

Groovy Jeans Birthday Cake!!!!

Know someone with a birthday coming up???? Promised You would make them a cake?? Make this awesome cake for a friend or a loved one to show them you really care!!

Ingrediants:
1
box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix (any flavor)
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Tray or cardboard, 15 x 12 inches, covered
2 1/2
cups Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from two 1-lb containers)
Blue paste food color
1
roll Betty Crocker® Fruit by the Foot® Berry Tie-Dye® chewy fruit snack (from 4.5-oz box)
Assorted decorations (licorice pieces, candy decors, yellow shot, candy-coated almonds)

Directions:

1.
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour. Make cake as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pan. Bake as directed on box. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
2.
Use toothpicks to mark sections of cake to be cut (see diagram). Use serrated knife to cut cake into sections.
3.
On tray, place largest piece. Place 1 1/2-inch strip of cake along top edge of jeans; cut off excess. Place triangles along outer edges of legs. Cover; freeze 1 hour or until firm.
4.
Tint frosting with blue food color. Remove cake from freezer; frost sides and top of cake. Use fork or decorating comb to create fabric texture.
5.
To decorate cake, cut fruit snack into 8-inch length and 6-inch length. Place fruit snack on top edge of cake, overlapping in center, for belt. Decorate as desired with candies. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

A sweet treat to lift your spirits!

Do you have someone in your life right now who's going through a tough time? Want to make them a little pick me up? Make these peanut butter chocolate heart piece cookies to warm their hearts!!

Ingrediants:

1 pouch 1lb 1.5oz peanut butter cookie mix

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 egg

2 tablespoons sugar

36 heart-shaped milk chocolate candies

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil,water and egg until dough forms

2.Shape dough into 36 (1 inch) balls roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately press chcolate candy into top of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes before storing in tightly covered container.