Battered Vegetables

INGREDIENTS

1 Chef Pierre by Sara Lee German Chocolate Layer Cake

German Chocolate Caramel Sauce (recipe follows)

18 Chocolate Turtle Candies

Sliced Peaches, Mandarin Orange

Segments, Sliced Kumquats, as Garnish

Ming Sprigs, as Garnish

 

German Chocolate Caramel Sauce Ingredients: (Makes about 2 1/2 cup)

1 1/2 cups Sugar

6 Tbsp. Butter or Margarine

1 cup Whipping Cream

4 ounces German Chocolate, Coarsely Chopped

 

 

 

DIRECTIONS

1. To plate, place cake sliced on serving plate; top with 1 ounce German Chocolate Caramel Sauce and a turtle candy. Garnish with fruit and mint sprigs.

2. Heat Sugar in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until melted and golden in color; add butter. Add cream gradually and cook, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add chocolate; remove from heat and stir until melted. Serve warm. Tip: Drizzle top of cake with 1/2 cup German Chocolate Caramel Sauce and garnish with pecan halves in place of the turtle candies.

 

Servings: 18