Caramel Pecan Chocolate Cake Recipes

~ 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!

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.

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.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL PECAN CAKES

Steps:

• For cakes, spray six (1-cup/250-mL) Prep Bowls with vegetable oil using Kitchen Spritzer; blot out excess. Coat evenly with sugar; set aside. Place pecans in Small Micro-Cooker®. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 1-2 minutes or until fragrant, stirring every 30 seconds. Set aside six pecan halves for garnish.Combine chocolate morsels and oil in Classic Batter Bowl. Microwave 30-60 seconds or until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Add sour cream and egg; whisk until smooth. Grate remaining pecans into batter bowl using Rotary Grater. Add cake mix and mix until combined using Small Mix 'N Scraper®.Divide batter evenly among prepared bowls using Medium Scoop. Place bowls in a circle on microwave turntable. Microwave on HIGH 4-5 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. (Tops of cakes will appear wet, but edges will appear cooked and dry.) Carefully remove bowls from microwave using Chef's Tongs. Invert bowls onto Cutting Board using tongs; leave bowls over cakes and cool 5 minutes.For sauce, combine ice cream topping and chocolate morsels in Small Batter Bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30-45 seconds or until melted and smooth, stirring once. Place cakes onto serving plates; top evenly with sauce and reserved pecans.