Chocolate Turtle Cake | Canadian Living

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cups cocoa powder (approx)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup cold butter , cubed
• 3/4 cups whipping cream (35%)
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon fleur de sel
• 1 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons 2% milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
• 1 (142 g) pkg mini chocolate-covered caramel pecan candies (such as Turtles) , halved
• Iron 5.8 mg
• Fibre 4 g
• Sodium 762 mg
• Sugars 85 g
• Protein 9 g
• Calories 958
• Total fat 54 g
• Cholesterol 125 mg
• Saturated fat 20 g
• Total carbohydrate 110 g