Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake

A rich and decadent dessert that is so simple to make! This will be your new favorite dessert!

Chocolate Cake:

1 ½ Cup Flour

1 ½ tsp Baking Soda

½ tsp Salt

1 tsp Vanilla

2 Cups Sugar

11 Tablespoons Butter-Melted

1 Cup Milk

2 Eggs

1 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1 Cup Hot Water

In a large bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar together

Add melted butter, milk, vanilla, and eggs and mix until just combined

In a separate bowl combine cocoa powder and water until thoroughly combined (Let this mixture sit for a couple minutes)

Add the cocoa mixture to the rest of the cake batter and mix until just combined (The batter will be thin)

Carefully pour batter into greased 9×13 pan.

Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs

*****You will want to put a medium size mixing bowl in the fridge at this time. This will be used for the whipped cream*****

Chocolate Whipped Cream:

16 oz Heavy Cream, very cold

1/4 C Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

3/4 C Powdered Sugar

Pinch of Salt

Remove medium mixing bowl from fridge and pour in heavy cream

On medium speed, whip the cream until soft peaks form

Add cocoa powder, sugar, and salt to cream

Whip mixture until thick and fluffy (about 2 minutes)

Assembly

1 1/4 C Caramel Sauce

1/4 C Chopped Pecans

1/4 C Hot Fudge Topping

Chocolate Whipped Cream

Using a wooden spoon handle, poke holes in completely cooled cake

Pour 1 C of caramel sauce over entire cake (pro tip, warm the caramel sauce and lightly grease the measuring cup for easy and mess free clean up)

Spread chocolate whipped cream evenly over cake

Top with remaining 1/4 caramel sauce, hot fudge topping, and pecans.

Chill for at least an hour before serving.

Enjoy!