Easy Cake Mix Caramel Bars
These Easy Cake Mix Caramel Bars are the perfect bar cookie to make for a quick dessert for the family or a pitch-in at work.
Servings: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- Try our famous Gooey Bars with Yellow Cake mix.