Chocolate Honey Bun Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 (19 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2/3 cup pecans, chopped (reserve 1/3)
• 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chocolate frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease bottom only of a 9 x 13 pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• 2 beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and sour cream in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to medium speed for 1 minute. spread half of the batter in pan.
• 3 in a separate bowl, mix brown sugar, 1/3 cup of the pecans, chocolate chips and cinnamon; sprinkle over the batter in the pan.
• 4 drop remaining batter by spoonfuls evenly over pecan mixture; carefully spread to cover.
• 5 bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until top quickly springs back when touched lightly in center.
• 6 spread frosting evenly over warm cake (frosting will be very thin.) sprinkle the remaining nuts on top for garnish.
• 7 cool completely about 2 hours.