German Chocolate Snack Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 (18 1/4 ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
4 large eggs, divided
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Preparation

Preheat oven 350\u00b0F.
Arrange pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan. Bake pecans 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant. Remove from oven.
Reduce oven to 300\u00b0F.
Stir together cake mix, pecans, 1 egg, and butter; press mixture into bottom of a lightly greased 13 x 9 inch pan.
Beat powdered sugar, softened cream cheese, and remaining 3 eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon powdered sugar mixture over batter in pan, spreading to edges.
Bake at 300\u00b0F for 1 hour.
Let cake cool completely (about 1 hour).
Remove cake from pan to a cutting board, and cut into 2 1/2 to 3 inch squares.