Well, well, well. Are you all in for a treat or what?
My recipe today is what I like to call one of my “homespun” recipes – taking ingredients that are already premixed and living in your pantry (or grocery store) and throwing ’em together to make an easy, delicious, totally homemade-tasting delight!
German Chocolate Bars. Mmmm…I’m not saying they’re the most delicious, easiest, crowd-pleasing thing to make but they’re the most delicious, easiest, crowd-pleasing thing to make. Oh wait I did say that?
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Lightly grease or spray bottom and sides of 13×9-inch pan. I prefer Baker’s Joy spray as everything comes out beautifully without sticking.
- In medium mixing bowl, combine butter and cake mix with fork until crumbly; save 1 cup of combined mixture. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan so it covers (like a crust).
- Bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle chocolate chips as evenly as possible over baked crust layer.
- Drop frosting by tablespoonfuls over chocolate chips.
- Stir milk into set aside cake mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto frosting layer.
- Bake 24 to 28 minutes or until cake portion is slightly dry to touch; cool 10 minutes. Gently loosen edges of bars with knife.
- Cool completely. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars. Cover with plastic wrap to keep fresh.