Turtle Cake

1 German Chocolate Cake Mix (with pudding)
1 bag caramels
2 sticks butter
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
1 cup broken pecan pieces

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease and flour 13"x9" cake pan. Mix cake according to directions on box. Divide in half. Mix 1/2 cake mix with 1/2 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk and 1 stick melted butter. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 45 min. or until done. Melt caramels with other stick of butter and beat. Add remaining milk and beat. Pour over cake and spread. Sprinkle with nuts. Pour remaining batter over top and spread. Bake 30 minutes or until done.

This recipe says "Mom" in the top corner so I'm assuming it's Grandma's recipe. I don't have any specific memories of this recipe but I've made very similar recipes and loved them.

Update March 17, 2010: I was making this recipe for a baking competition at work and had a major meltdown that the caramel was not melting and becoming a giant wad of taffy. I decided it must be the bag of caramel chips I purchased instead of the bag of individually wrapped square caramels that Mom used to use. After a meltdown that it was ruined, I called Grandma  for help on her recipe on my way to the grocery store. Grandma then coached me through the melting of the caramel (add a little condensed milk to get the caramel to combine with the butter). She stayed on the phone with me until the recipe was completed. This won't be the memory about the baking competition for work (although if we win it will be a highlight) but instead it will be the time Grandma and I made Turtle Cake together from 1,600 miles away.