4 Pound Turtle Cake

[JaneYoung]

Anyone ever heard of a 4 lb. turtle cake?

I've just been assigned melting a whole bag of caramels and a can of sweetened condensed milk together for a filling.

I'm stirring - so far not much is happening.
Wonder if the 4 lbs is how much this cake is going to weigh or if 4 lbs. is how much a person can gain by eating some of it.

[Mark McLeod]

How are you stirring and typing at the same time?

I think it's 4 lbs after you finish sampling

I've only ever made the little turtles.
You'd have to eat a lot of those to make 4 lbs.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

How are you stirring and typing at the same time?

Slow and ambidextrous, turtle-ish, I reckon.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Jane

Anyone ever heard of a 4 lb. turtle cake?
...
Wonder if the 4 lbs is how much this cake is going to weigh or if 4 lbs. is how much a person can gain by eating some of it.

I thought it was a cake that was supposed to look like a 4-pound turtle. No?

-dave

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by dlavery

I thought it was a cake that was supposed to look like a 4-pound turtle. No?

Well, one would think -
but so far it is not moving in that direction.

Now I've just had to sprinkle a whole bag of pecans over the layer of caramel mess and then pour a chocolate batter over that.

I'm guessing a 4 lb. gain by just looking at this thing. I don't see a tail.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Jane

Well, one would think -
but so far it is not moving in that direction.

Now I've just had to sprinkle a whole bag of pecans over the layer of caramel mess and then pour a chocolate batter over that.

I'm guessing a 4 lbs gain by just looking at this thing. I don't see a tail.

Maybe you could use two of these for the eyes!

-dave

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Maybe you could use two of these for the eyes!

Ladies and gentlemen:
Please feel free to step right up here and try KK, our 4 lb. turtle cake. What have you got to lose? Your health? Your figure? Your doctor? No problem, just take it slow and easy, there you go.

EDIT - I've just been told we make frosting tomorrow.
Wonder what that will be.

[Dan Petrovic]

My arteries are clogging just thinking about it.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Maybe you could use two of these for the eyes!

-dave

When I was in college there was a diner on the Corner that specialized in a grilled donut capped with ice cream and called it a "grillswith." They were delicious!

Originally Posted by Jane

I don't see a tail.

I'm imagining a huge version of the little turtles, but I'm pretty sure you're still responsible for forming the head, feet, and tail yourself.

Licking the pan is always the best though!

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Licking the pan is always the best though!

Oh dang, I knew I forgot something.
How could I forget to lick the pan? I've never forgotten to lick the pan.
That's the best part.
Shell shock.

[Quantum Giant]

Wow!

My birthday cake has made the annals of Chief Delphi.

This is going to be an awesome cake.

-John Richard

EDIT: If it does wind up being turtle shaped, it needs a name.

[Cynette]

Why are you making a 4 pound turtle cake?

How big is the pan that is used to bake a 4 pound turtle cake?

How many people does it take to bake a 4 pound turtle cake?

How many people does it take to eat a 4 pound turtle cake?

How do you get to be one of those people?



Inquiring minds want to know!

[JaneYoung]

Well, let me see -
John, -uhYup - this is your birthday cake...its name is KK.
Unless someone more talented than me comes along to make it look like a turtle, it is going to look like it does now only with frosting which leads me to Cynette.

Let's see..I think because so much stuff is in this cake, it is going to end up weighing 4 lbs. I haf nooooo idea. It is a large, oblong glass cake pan. Did I say large? It took 2 of us until one of us left and went for an overnight somewhere between the layers.

It's headed down to Galveston tomorrow so I am told - I hope a LOT of people eat this thing. Lot - and if you can hop a plane down this way, you can be one of them. You can even eat one of the gooey eyes.
I'm thinking it would be good with coffee. Remind me never to ask any questions about 4 lb. cakes again.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Maybe you could use two of these for the eyes!

-dave

That's Dave for ya! Always trying to drag us down into the valley of the KK depravity.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

That's Dave for ya! Always trying to drag us down into the valley of the KK depravity.

The recipe got eaten by my dog, Squirt, today while I was out with the team.
So - we made up the frosting recipe as we went, how hard could it be?
It's the best chocolate mustache I've ever had.

I think fried KKs and turtle cake might be a little rich for some, but for others, it is just right.