#2002 - Cake Mix Pecan Bars

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 box Duncan Hines white OR chocolate cake mix
1/4 cup softened butter
1 beaten egg
Filling: 3 eggs; 3/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed); 3/4 cup Kayro dark corn syrup; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans

Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan. Remove 1 cup of the cake mix from the box--set aside. In a bowl add the rest of the cake mix, softened butter and one beaten egg--stir until it makes crumbs. Spread all of the crumb mixture on the bottom of the cake pan. Lightly press down the crumb mixture all over using the back of a spoon. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Filling: in a bowl add 3 eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup and vanilla--stir. Add the 1 cup of reserved cake mix--stir just until mixed--it will be lumpy. Pour the filling over the baked crust. Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the top of the filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely. Cut into bars or squares.