Easy Cake Mix Caramel Bars - Caramel Bars with Cake Mix Recipe
Easy Cake Mix Caramel Bars were called Caramel Licks back in the day. These caramel bars with caramel frosting are made using cake mix and are the perfect bar cookie to make for a quick dessert for the family or a pitch-in at work.
Servings: 24 Bars
Ingredients
Caramel Bars
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup pecans chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup caramel topping
- 2 Tablespoons hot water
Caramel Frosting
- 1 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 3 Tablespoons caramel topping
- 2 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Spray or grease a jelly roll pan. To make cleanup easy, line with parchment paper.
- Combine cake mix, pecans, shortening, eggs, caramel topping (1 cup), and hot water with mixer.
- Spread evenly in the greased jelly roll pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar, butter, 3 Tablespoons caramel topping and milk in mixer until smooth.
- Once cake has cooled, spread caramel frosting evenly.
Notes
- For easy transfer and cutting of the bars, line the jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
- These easy caramel bars use jarred caramel topping. The jar will be divided between the bars and the icing.
- Chopped pecans are optional.
- Caramel bars with cake mix make a huge pan; these are perfect for a pitch in.
- Let the easy caramel bars cool completely before icing.
- The original owner of these Caramel Licks say they taste even better as they sit - if they last that long!
- Try our famous Gooey Bars with Yellow Cake mix.