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Ingredients;
Cake
1 cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted
1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted
1 18.25-ounce box German chocolate cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, cut into pieces, room temperature
Ingredients:
Icing
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
5 tablespoons whole milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup purchased caramel-flavored
topping or dulce de leche topping
Preparation
For cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal cake pan. Sprinkle 1/2
cup almonds and 1/2 cup pecans over bottom of pan. Combine cake mix, 1 1/4 cups
water, oil, and eggs in large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat at low speed
until mixture is moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes.
Pour batter into pan.
Melt butter in medium saucepan over
medium-low heat. Gradually stir in powdered sugar (mixture will form clumps);
stir in cream cheese. Whisk until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour cream cheese
mixture in large ribbons atop cake batter in pan. Using knife, swirl mixture
into batter (do not overmix).
Bake cake until tester inserted into
center (in cake part only) comes out clean, about 50 minutes (bottom of cake
will be very moist). Cool cake in pan on rack. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup
almonds and 1/2 cup pecans over cake.
For icing:
Mix sugar and cocoa in medium bowl. Bring milk and butter to simmer in heavy
medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; add powdered sugar mixture and whisk
until melted. Add chocolate chips and whisk until smooth. Mix in vanilla.
Drizzle warm icing over cake. Let
stand until set, about 2 hours. Drizzle caramel topping over. (Can be made 1 day
ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.)
Makes 12 to 16 servings.
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