Thursday, August 22, 2024

Chocolate Honey Bun Cake *

 1 box chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup butter, melted
4 eggs
8 oz sour cream (use plain greek yogurt for less calories)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tsp cinnamon
Rich and Creamy chocolate frosting

Heat oven to 350.  Grease 13x9 pan with nonstick cooking spray.  In bowl, beat cake mix, water, melted butter, eggs, and sour cream on low speed for 30 seconds.  Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.  Spread half of the batter in the pan.  In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, pecans, chocolate chips and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter in pan.  Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls evenly over pecan mixture; carefully spread to cover.  Bake 48-54 minutes or until top springs back with touched lightly.  Cool 10 minutes.  Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with chopstick or something of that nature.  Carefully spread desired amount of frosting evenly over warm cake.  Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake.  Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.  




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