The Southern Cookbooks Turtle Cake

Melt the butter, add cake mix, and 1/2 cup evaporated milk. Mix together and press half of this mixture into a 9x13 greased pan. Bake this for 5 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool slightly. Next melt caramels in 1/2 cup of evaporated milk until smooth ( I used microwave ). Pour caramel mixture over the slightly cooled cake ( Note: save 1/8th of this mixture to drizzle over the cake when it is done ). Sprinkle in 1 cup of pecans, 1 cup of chocolate chips. Next spread the remaining cake mix mixture on the cake ( note: add a little more evaporated milk to this mixture to thin it out a little so it will pour more evenly ) Bake the whole cake at 350 degrees for another 25 minutes. Let cool and drizzle the remaining caramel mixture over cake and add a few pecans on top for decoration.