This eye-catching Chocolate Turtle Cake recipe is courtesy of Barstow’s Longview Farm. We can always count on our farm friends to deliver creative recipes that quickly become staples in our homes. Made with a tasty Oreo cookie crust and a lovely cream cheese filling, then drizzled with fudge and caramel sauces and topped with pecans, this is one rich and moist chocolate cake recipe you’ll want to keep nearby. Once you’ve made it, share the recipe with friends and family on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter.

Preheat oven to 350°F and bring a kettle of water to a boil.

Generously coat a 9-inch spring-form pan with cooking spray. If desired, wrap the outside of the pan with foil to prevent leaks.

Mix crushed Oreo cookies, melted Cabot Salted Butter and cinnamon in a medium bowl with a fork until evenly moist. Transfer the mixture to the spring-form pan and press evenly into the bottom with the back of your fingers. Set the spring-form pan in a baking pan that’s large enough to enable you to pour boiling water around the spring-form pan.

Beat softened Cabot Cream Cheese in a large bowl until creamy. Add light brown sugar, corn syrup and cornstarch and beat on low until evenly incorporated. Scrape sides and then add the eggs and vanilla, beating in on low just until combined.

Measure out 3½ cups of the filling and set aside.Pour the remaining filling over the crust in the spring-form pan.

To the 3½ cups of filling that was set aside, add 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses, ¼ cup cocoa and ¾ cup toasted chopped pecans. Pour over filling and crust in pan. Swirl the fillings with a knife.

Set the baking pan on an oven rack and then place spring-form pan in center of the baking pan. Pour the boiling water into the baking pan, about ½-inch up the sides. Carefully push the oven rack in and close the oven door.

Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Lower temperature to 225°F and continue baking for 1 hour. When done, allow cheesecake to cool for 1 hour in an “off” oven.

Drizzle sauces over cheesecake and sprinkle with pecans.

If you’re looking for a simpler cheesecake recipe that delivers fabulous flavor and a perfect creamy texture, try our Vanilla Bean Cheesecake. As a cooperative of New England and New York farm families, Cabot takes a lot of pride in making our award-winning dairy products. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this chocolate turtle cake recipe, so please rate and review it once you’ve tried it.