Heavenly Turtle Cake

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) boxbetty crocker super moist German chocolate cake mix
• 1 13 cups water
• 12 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (14 ounce) bag Kraft caramels (unwrapped)
• 12 cup butter
• 2 (12 ounce) bagsof nestle milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup of chopped pecans (I have taken these out if I know there is someone with a nut allergy) (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Mix cake mix per box directions.
3. Pour 1/2 of cake batter into a well greased 13 X 9 pan.
4. Bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan (15-20 minutes).
5. In a non stick heavy sauce pan, melt butter, caramels and condensed milk until creamy and there are no lumps from candies.
6. Add one bag of chocolate chips to the layer of cake in pan, add nuts, then pour on caramel sauce, then top with 2nd bag of chocolate chips and remaining cake batter.
7. Return to oven and cook until top layer of cake springs back at touch (about 30 minutes).
8. Cool, cut and serve.
9. This always taste better if made a day ahead.

crocker super, water, vegetable oil, eggs, condensed milk, caramels, butter, milk chocolate chips, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/heavenly-turtle-cake-196903 (may not work)