Pecan Pie Surprise Bars (Pillsbury Bake-Off Winner) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Base
1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix or (18 ounce) package butter recipe cake mix
1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, softened
1 egg
Filling
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Heat oven to 350.
Grease 13 x 9 inch pan.
Reserve 2/3 cup of the dry cake mix for filling.
In a large bowl, combine remaining dry cake mix, margarine and 1 egg at low speed until well blended.
Press in bottom of greased pan.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
In large bowl, combine reserved 2/3 cup dry cake mix, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and 3 eggs at low speed until moistened.
Beat 1 minute at medium speed or until well blended.
Pour filling mixture over warm base; sprinkle with pecans.
Bake an additional 30-35 minutes or until filling is set.
Cool completely.
Cut into 36 bars.
Store in refrigerator.