Snickers Cake

We usually can not resist the temptation of dessert. This time I will show you how to make a nice piece of chocolate cake at home. You can enjoy your weekend with sunshine and a delicious afternoon tea.

Ingredients:

                1 recipe German Chocolate Cake or 1 box Betty Croc=ker German chocolate cake mix.

                1 package Kraft caramels

                1/4 lb. butter or margarine (not diet)

                1/2 cup milk

                1 cup chocolate chips

                1-1/2 c. chopped peanuts (or pecans)

Procedure:

               l. Prepare cake mix as directed; scale out 1/2 of the cake mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2 pan. (Pan must

be liberally greased and floured.) Bake approxi-mately 25 minutes at 350 degrees or until cake springs back when touched. Remove cake and resetoven to 250 degrees.

              2. Melt caramels in saucepan with margarine and milk until caramels are just melted. BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN. Stir well and pour this mixture overbaked portion of cake.

             3. Cover cake mixture with chopped nuts and chocolate chips, then pour remaining cake mixture

over top and shake down gently..

            4. Bake 20 minutes at 250 degrees, then increase heat to 350 degrees and bake another 10 minutes

until cake is done. Let cool overnight. Serve from pan.

PS: It can be drizzled with milk chocolate chocolate chips (about 1 cup) mixed with 1 tablespoon shorten-

ing. Hope you're not counting calories!