Recipe: Husband's Favorite Almost Homemade Cake
Description: I created this cake with things I had on-hand one day,now EVERYONE requests it!So easy,tastes so great!
Ingredients: [{"text": "- 1 box white or yellow cake mix."}, {"text": "- vegetable oil."}, {"text": "- 3 large eggs"}, {"text": "- water"}, {"text": "- almond extract/1 1/2 tsps. and 4 oz. chopped pecan pieces"}, {"text": "- 1 pk. toffee chips/with chocolate or plain/1/2 of bag"}, {"text": "- frosting:"}, {"text": "- 8 ounces cream cheese"}, {"text": "- 1 stick unsalted butter"}, {"text": "- 1 tsp.pure vanilla extract"}, {"text": "- about 4 cups confectioner's sugar"}, {"text": "- 2-3 ounces of pecans"}, {"text": "- 1/2 of the package left of toffee chips"}]
Instructions: Follow the directions on cake mix box using the 3 eggs etc..
Add the almond extract into above,stirring in well.
Mix 1/2 package in of toffee chips by hand,gently folding them in.
Mix in 4 ounces chopped pecans.
Bake according to package ingredients in a 9X10 cake pan,or 2 round 9 inch pans.
Cool completely before icing!
FROSTING:
Cream together butter and cream cheese together well.
Add the vanilla extract.
Slowly,add the confectioner's sugar till creamy,but not too loose..
Completely ice the cooled cake,
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In a small food processor,add remainder of bag of toffee chips,chop till crumbly,fine chopped.
Add about 2-4 ounces pecans,process till chopped finely.
Mix toffee chips and chopped pecans well in a bowl.
TOP THE ICING ALL OVER.
Garnish with whole pecan halves if desired!
SO UNIQUE AND FLavorfull,yet so easy to make.tastes like a bakery confection!
