Chewy Turtle Snack Cake
 
3/4 cup  sugar
1/4 cup  plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine softened
2   oz  sweet baking chocolate , melted and cooled
1   cup  all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp  baking soda
1/8 tsp  salt
1/2 tsp  vanilla
1/4 cup  plus 2 tbsp buttermilk
3   tablespoons  water
2  eggs
         
Caramel Topping:
1/2 cup  butter or margarine
1   bag  caramels (14 oz)
1   can  evaporated milk (5 oz)
1    bag  large semisweet chocolate chips,chunks or miniature
         kisses (10 to 11 1/2 oz)
1/2  cup  chopped pecans

Heat oven to 35 deg.  Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed about 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. 
Beat in melted chocolate, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla, buttermilk, water and eggs on medium speed until mixed.  Pour into pan.
Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
Make Caramel Topping:  spread over hot cake.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans.  Bake about 20 minutes longer or until chocolate chips are melted.  Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

Caramel Topping:
Heat all ingredients over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.

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Recipe submitted by 'Thunderbird'