"Boron" wrote in message ...

On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 14:03:57 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
.. .
>
>
>I get requests for this whenever I ask 'what can I bring?' The
>attribution for the recipe is obvious by the branding. Use whatever
>brand you like.
>
>Pecan Pie Surprise Bars
>9/71
>1 package Pillsbury Yellow Cake Mix
>1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
>1 egg
>1 cup chopped pecans
>FILLING:
>2/3 cup reserved cake mix
>1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
>1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup
>1 teaspoon vanilla
>3 eggs
>
>Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch baking pan. Reserve 2/3 cup dry
>cake mix for filling. In large mixing bowl, combine remaining dry
>cake mix, butter and 1 egg; mix until crumbly. Press in prepared pan.
>Bake at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes until light golden brown. Meanwhile,
>prepare filling. Pour filling over partially baked crust; sprinkle
>with pecans. Return to oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until filling
>is set. Cool; cut into 36 bars. FILLING: In large mixer bowl,
>combine all ingredients; beat at medium speed 1 to 2 minutes. High
>Altitude - 5200 feet: Decrease brown sugar by 1 tablespoon. Bake at
>375F as directed above.
>
>Janet US
>
>==
>
>That looks lovely. I've never seen anything like that cake mix. Any
>chance
>you could give me an idea how to make my own?

Cake mixes are readily available in the UK.

The Betty Crocker equivalent of the above would be for Vanilla cake:

https://www.bettycrocker.co.uk/products/cake-mix

And at minimum, I know Sainsbury sells some varieties of pack cake
mix, too, under their own brand or Wright's. And Amazon UK has a full
array of what is available.

==

Boron and Janet, *if* you couldn't buy that cake mix, what would you make?

I am asking because I know you are good bakers






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