Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

I love this recipe, it's so easy to make. If you're after something wickedly good and very bad for you then this is for you. I'm in Australia and we don't have german choc cake packet mix, so I opted for Betty Crocker's Devil's Food Cake. It turned out fantastically. And for Aussie's out there I used Pascall's Columbine caramels with less butter and less evaporated milk. As for corn syrup, I used "Glucose Syrup", apparently derived from corn so just check out your local supermarket in the "Cake aisle", its a clear, very thick and comes in a jar. I would recommend using a good quality dark chocolate for the frosting.

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anarcv

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

I made this for my husband's birthday and am getting ready to make it again! He LOVED it! It is delicious! I did read the reviews and used a little more evap. milk and a little less butter. This is an awesome recipe and I will make it again and again! (Note: this recipe calls for 14 OUNCES of caramels NOT 14 caramels!)

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ginpan1

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Reviewed: May 27, 2009

This may be the best cake I've ever eaten! It was so rich and moist, and the flavors remind me of wonderful turtle candy.

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BamaMandy

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Reviewed: May 12, 2009

My family loved this recipe. The only thing that I did was do 1.5 times the caramel and 3/4 cup evaporated milk. I also did 1.5 cups of pecans. Everyone loved it. Even my mother in law said "Small Children should not watch my reaction to this cake." It was awesome!

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m00jessm00

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

Excellent, sinfully delicious! I followed the suggestions from other reviews to use less butter and evaporated milk. I will definitely make this again.

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Betty B. Crocker

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

Question: the pic from Earnesta shows a lovely dome. The recipe says to bake in a 9X13. How do you get the dome effect? Also confused about baking batter on top of a baked cake, how does that work? Thanks for the tips.

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Helen in Denver

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2008

If you like "RICH" this is the cake for you!!

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Big "M"

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2008

Very good but not excellent or amazing. I had no problems getting rid of this at my party -- it was moist, had a decent texture, and I love chocolate. But I wanted more caramel flavor. I went with the suggested modification and regret doing so because I think the texture was off. But either way, I don't think 14 caramels was enough for this cake. I also wasn't thrilled with the icing. It was good, but not great. I am going to keep looking for that out of this world cake.

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Christine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Olathe, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2008

I made this for my husband's b'day and it turned out wonderful! I made the changes to the butter and evaporated milk that others had suggested and it was perfect. Rich and Delicious!

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2007

Awesome cake! You need two glasses of milk to go with this one!

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2007

FANTASTIC! I made this cake for the very first time (with the suggested modifications) and it was a huge hit with the birthday party crowd. It is definitely a favorite that will be repeated many times in the future. One additional modification I made was to use Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix instead of German Chocolate for a more chocolately turtle cake. It turned out well. I'm so glad I found this recipe!

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KRJordan

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2006

A chocolate lovers dream! This cake was a little too rich for me and I would probably eliminate the chocolate chips next time. I did not have enough carmel (only 6 oz) and will add more next time. I made my cake a double tiered cake which required me to double the frosting ingredients (which is a very good frosting recipe)and I would suggest you use a mixer to whip up the frosting. Don't forget to add the ingredients (eggs, oil, butter) from the cake box to your grocery list - luckily I had enough eggs to make the cake!

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lestoby

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Home Town: Barrington, Illinois, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2006

O-M-G this is so good and rich and delicious! This is a perfect take to work cake and/or summertime dessert. This was a major hit and all of the men especially went ga-ga over this! Thanks for the post.

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Butterfly Flutterby

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Home Town: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Maryville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2006

So good and easy to put together. The icing keeps it nice and moist.

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jandsmom

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Reviewed: May 9, 2005

a bit too much frosting, but I couldve stopped instead of using it all :). Other then that it was rich and very tasty. Everyone at the party loved it.

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ILUVDOUG

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Living In: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2005

Wonderful cake and is even better the second day which is great if your having a party and want to try and get some stuff done ahead of time. I did use 1/4 cup butter and 2/3 cup evaporated milk, worked perfect. Also used one of those "whipped" frostings in the can (chocolate)and that worked well too. As I said before don't worry about making it a day ahead, it's great..........

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MYMORGAN

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2005

This cake was really good! The only problem I had was that the cake baked with a curve so the caramel sauce pooled in the corners and the edges and was sparce in the middle. Other than that, very good! Also the icing was a hit. My husband insists that I use it on my brownies.

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Dean75

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Home Town: St.Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Kingsville, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2004

I forgot to add the pecans and chocolate chips on top of the caramel mixture so I mixed pecans into the frosting instead. It turned out to be very tasty. I brought it to a birthday party and it was well received by everyone. I found it very rich - so no need to make serving sizes large.

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HALLIE_TORONTO

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2004

My daughter and I were looking up cake recipes and she opted we go with chocolate vs. spice...so we looked and found this recipe and thought it sounded good...it was great! I didn't have German Chocolate Cake Mix on hand, but had the Butter Rich Chocolate Mix instead and it turned out pretty good...rich, but good none the less. My husband said that the German Chocolate Cake Mix would have probably made it less sweet. Either way it was yummy :o). I didn't feel like making the icing and thought the cake was good with out the icing. I will definately make it again (with German Chocolate Cake Mix next time!). Enjoy!!

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Mommy of Five

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2002

This cake is awesome! This was the first time I made this cake, so I took the advice of other reviewers and used 1/4 cup butter and 2/3 cup evaporated milk. The filling was the perfect consistency. I made the cake on Friday afternoon, frosted it Friday night and refrigerated it overnight. I took it out of the fridge around 5pm and served it at about 8pm and it was wonderful. Also, I melted the caramels, evaporated milk and butter in a glass bowl in the microwave at 100% power for about 4 minutes, stirring after every minute or so. Thanks for a great recipe. It's definitely a keeper!

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Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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