Devilish Turtle Bars

Devilish Turtle Bars Makes 20 bars

1  Devil's food cake mix 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 3/4 cups quick or old fashioned oats 1 14 oz bag of caramels, unwrapped 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Generously grease 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.   In a large bowl, beat cake mix, oats, butter and egg with mixer on low speed until well mixed.  Reserve 1 1/2 cups of cake mixture.  Press remaining mixture in the bottom of pan.  If too sticky use plastic wrap with cooking spray on it to press mixture to bottom of pan.  

In meduim sized microwaveable bowl, heat caramels and milk together for 1 minute in microwave. Stir.  Continue to cook in microwave in 30 second intervals until carmels are melted.  Stir caramel mixture until well blended.  Pour over chocolate layer in pan.  

Sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips and pecans. 

Crumble remaining cake mixture with fingers. Sprinkle over pecan and chocolate chip layer.  

Bake for 20- 22 minutes or until caramel bubbles along edges.  Do not overbake.  Run knife along sides of pan to loosen bars.  Cool twenty minutes before cutting.  Serve warm for ooey gooey bars or cool completely for firmer bars.  Great either way!