Pecan Pie Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix (2/3 c. for topping; I save about 1 c. or a little more)
1/2 c. melted butter
1 egg
1/2 c. dark brown sugar, packed
2/3 c. reserved cake mix
1 1/2 c. syrup (regular table syrup or Karo syrup)
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs, well beaten
1 or 2 c. pecans, ground up

Preparation

Mix cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter and one egg.
Pat mixture into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan and bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes or until cake starts to brown a little on bottom.
Do not let cake get completely done.