Holiday Tasting Party Recipes

RECIPE NAME: CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL LAYER SQUARES

INGREDIENTS:
1 box of German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 (14-oz) bag caramels
1/2 bag choc chips (1/2 of a 12oz bag, so 6 oz of choc chips)
1/2 bag of chopped pecans or walnuts -- about 1 cup or so (can buy chopped and then chop them finer if desired)
1 small can evaporated milk (you won't use all of it)
1-1/2 sticks of melted butter (3/4 cup)

HOW TO MAKE THIS:
Combine cake mix, melted butter and 1/3 cup evap. milk in large bowl. Stir in nuts. Set cake mix aside for 20 minutes or so, then it won't be sticky to handle later. If it is, use some flour to make it easier to handle.
In another bowl combine 1/3 cup evap. milk and add the entire bag of unwrapped caramels. (This might be too much caramel for some tastes, so you can use three-quarters of bag if desired)
Melt caramels/evap. milk mixture in microwave for 2 minutes at 70-80% power, stir, and repeat until caramels are melted.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 pan. Press 1/2 of cake mix in the bottom of greased pan. Bake for 6 minutes.
Sprinkle choc. chips on top of cake crust. Drizzle caramel on top of choc. chips. Crumble remaining cake mix on top of caramels. (You can do little spoonfuls all across the top because it doesn't really "crumble" well.)
Bake for 15-18 minutes. (A little longer for less "gooey" brownie. Cool slightly. Refrigerate overnight to set the caramel. Bring to room temperature before serving, so that it's easy to cut into squares.

MY NAME: Mary Perry