FIRST PLACE BUTTER PECAN BARS

Ingredients

1 (18-ounce) box butter pecan cake mix
1 stick butter, melted
1 stick butter, softened
3 eggs
1 (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
1 (1-pound) box powdered sugar
1 ½ cups chopped pecans

Preparation

Mix together cake mix, 1 stick of melted butter and one slightly beaten egg. Press into a greased and floured 9-X13-inch baking dish. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add softened butter, two eggs and powdered sugar; mix well. Pour over cake mix layer. Top with pecans. Bake in a preheated 300 F oven for 1 hour. Cool and cut into squares.

Dawn East, Cherokee County