Yield: 12 servings
Hornet's Nest Cake (Pecan Butterscotch Cake)
This 5-ingredient Pecan Butterscotch Cake is an easy cake mix recipe with a rich, gooey cake packed with crunchy pecans & butterscotch chips! This cake tastes even better the next day, so feel free to make it ahead of time.
Ingredients
- 1 (3.4 oz) package vanilla instant pudding, or instant butterscotch pudding, for even more butterscotch flavor
- 1 ¾ cups whole milk
- 1 (14.25 oz) package yellow cake mix, dry mix only
- 1 (11 oz) package butterscotch chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13×9 baking pan, set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk. Let sit for 5 minutes, until it starts to firm up. Fold in the cake mix and stir until combined (a few lumps are ok).
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Scatter the butterscotch chips and pecans on top of cake batter.
- Bake cake for 35 to 40 minutes — until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger. Remove from oven and let cake cool on wire rack for 30 minutes before serving. If you prefer to cut the cake into squares to serve as bars, let it cool completely before cutting.
Notes
Store: Transfer the completely cooled cake to an airtight container (or cover the cake pan tightly with foil or plastic wrap) and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Freeze: This cake freezes beautifully. Wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and then place them in a freezer-safe bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature or warm in the microwave for a quick treat.
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Freeze: This cake freezes beautifully. Wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and then place them in a freezer-safe bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature or warm in the microwave for a quick treat.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving, Calories: 340kcal, Carbohydrates: 62g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 7mg, Sodium: 411mg, Potassium: 109mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 44g, Vitamin A: 89IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 123mg, Iron: 1mg