Pecan Pie Surprise Bars (pillsbury Bake-off Winner)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix or 1 (18 ounce) package butter recipe cake mix
• 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 grease 13 x 9 inch pan.
• 3 reserve 2/3 cup of the dry cake mix for filling.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine remaining dry cake mix, margarine and 1 egg at low speed until well blended.
• 5 press in bottom of greased pan.
• 6 bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 7 in large bowl, combine reserved 2/3 cup dry cake mix, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and 3 eggs at low speed until moistened.
• 8 beat 1 minute at medium speed or until well blended.
• 9 pour filling mixture over warm base; sprinkle with pecans.
• 10 bake an additional 30-35 minutes or until filling is set.
• 11 cool completely.
• 12 cut into 36 bars.
• 13 store in refrigerator.