Cream Cheese Turtle Cake Recipe

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Cream Cheese Turtle Cake
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  1. FOR CAKE: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter and flour 13 x9 x2 metal cake pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2 cup pecans over bottom of pan. Combine cake mix, 1 1/4 cups water, oil and eggs in large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat at low speed until mixture is moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into pan.
  2. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Gradually stir in powdered sugar (mixture will form clumps) Stir in cream cheese. Whisk until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour cream cheese mixture in large ribbons atop cake batter in pan. Using knife, swirl mixture into batter (do not overmix)
  3. Bake cake until tester comes out clean, about 50 minutes (bottom of cake will be very moist). Cool cake in pan on rack. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup almonds and 1/2 cup pecans over cake.
  4. FOR ICING: Mix sugar and cocoa in medium bowl. Bring milk and butter to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium -low; add powdered sugar mixture and whisk until melted. Add chocolate chips and whisk until smooth. Mix in vanilla.
  5. Drizzle warm icing over cake let stand until set, about 2 hours. Drizzle caramel topping over.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1993.48 Kcal (8346 kJ)
Calories from fat 1033.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 114.79g 177%
Cholesterol 97.92mg 33%
Sodium 1968.43mg 82%
Potassium 3531.9mg 75%
Total Carbs 231.8g 77%
Sugars 142.93g 572%
Dietary Fiber 4.88g 20%
Protein 23.15g 46%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 3.5mg 20%
Calcium 260.9mg 26%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 467.06 Kcal (1955 kJ)
Calories from fat 242.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.9g 177%
Cholesterol 22.94mg 33%
Sodium 461.19mg 82%
Potassium 827.51mg 75%
Total Carbs 54.31g 77%
Sugars 33.49g 572%
Dietary Fiber 1.14g 20%
Protein 5.42g 46%
Iron 0.8mg 20%
Calcium 61.1mg 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 48.6
    Points
  • 56
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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