Smart-Choice Turtle Cake
1 Hr(s) 50 Min(s) (incl. cooling)
30 Min(s) Prep
1 Hr(s) 20 Min(s) Cook
Devil's food cake. Fat-free pudding. Caramels and reduced-fat wafer cookies. Basically, if it's scrumptious, it's in our Smarter Choice Turtle Cake!
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16 servings
Original recipe yields 16 servings
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
4-1/2 tsp. water
16 reduced-fat vanilla wafers
16 pecan halves
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Let's Make It
1
Spoon 1/2 the COOL WHIP into bowl; refrigerate to thaw. Return remaining COOL WHIP to freezer. Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round layers, adding dry pudding mix to dry cake mix before mixing with liquid ingredients. Cool cakes in pans 10 min.; invert onto wire racks. Remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
2
Meanwhile, microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring every 45 sec. Cool slightly.
3
Beat Neufchatel in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add caramel sauce; mix well. Blend in thawed COOL WHIP. Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting top with Neufchatel mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
4
Microwave frozen COOL WHIP and 3 oz. semi-sweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl 3 min. or until blended, stirring after each minute. Cool 10 min. Meanwhile, melt remaining semi-sweet chocolate as directed on package. Dip 1/2 of each wafer into chocolate; place on wax paper-covered baking sheet. Top with nuts. Refrigerate until ready to use.
5
Spread COOL WHIP mixture onto top of cake. Garnish with wafers.
Kitchen Tips
Tip 1
Small Changes Add Up
Small ingredient substitutions, such as COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping, JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Sugar Free Fat Free Instant Pudding, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, and reduced-fat vanilla wafers, result in a savings of 40 calories and 3g of total fat, including 2g of saturated fat, per serving when compared to a traditional recipe.
Tip 2
Variation
Substitute 13x9-inch pan for the round pans and increase baking time to 35 to 38 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool completely. Continue as directed, spreading caramel mixture and chocolate mixture over cake in pan.
Tip 3
Make Ahead
For a more fudge-like texture, store cake in refrigerator overnight before serving. Garnish with chocolate-dipped wafers just before serving.
Nutrition
Calories
280
Calories From Fat
0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
12%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 370mg
16%
Total Carbohydrates 47g
17%
Dietary Fibers 1g
4%
Sugars 29g
58%
Protein 4g
8%
Vitamin A
0%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
6%
Iron
10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
servings
16 servings
* Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.
Tags
BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
baking chocolate
cake
cake mix
caramels
chocolate
chocolate pudding mix
chocolate-semi-sweet
cookies
COOL WHIP LITE
cream cheese
cream cheese-reduced fat
JELL-O Sugar-Free Pudding
KRAFT Caramels
Neufchatel cheese
nuts
pecans
PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese
PHILADELPHIA Reduced Fat
pudding mix-instant-sugar free
semi-sweet chocolate
vanilla wafers
whipped topping-reduced fat
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