Houdini Bars
From maureenlaw 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 30
These yummy bars will disappear fast! Adapted from "The Cake Doctor Returns"
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, melted shopping list
- 3 large eggs, divided shopping list
- 1 (8oz) package reduced fat cream cheese, room temperature shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 2 cups powdered sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional shopping list
- 1 box plain yellow cake mix or 1 package plain butter-recipe golden cake mix shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- TO MAKE CRUST
- Place cake mix, melted butter and 1 egg in a large mixing bowl; beat on low speed with an electric mixer until ingredients are incorporated, about 1 minute
- Press the batter into the bottom of and partially up the sides of an ungreased 13x9 inch metal baking pan
- TO MAKE THE FILLING
- Place cream cheese in the same mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until fluffy, about 30 seconds
- Add remaining 2 eggs, vanilla and powdered sugar
- Beat on low speed until smooth and combined, about 1 minute,Fold in the coconut
- Pour the mixture over the crust and smooth the top with a rubber spatula or the back of a large spoon
- Scatter the pecans, if using, over the top
- Bake on the center rack until the edges are browned and the center is firm to the touch 45-50 minutes
- Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 30 minutes before cutting into bars
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These sound wonderful! Can't wait to have an occasion to try them out! Thanks for the post.
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