Chocolate Cake With Pecan Caramel Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and milk.
• 2 combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, and gradually add this mixture to the egg mixture; mix well.
• 3 stir in vanilla, and transfer to an 8" square baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350f for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 5 cool on a wire rack.
• 6 in a heavy saucepan, combine caramels and water.
• 7 cook over low heat until smooth, stirring constantly.
• 8 add pecans, and cool slightly.
• 9 cut cake into squares, and drizzle with warm sauce.