You HAVE to make these. I mean it...you HAVE to...it's an order!
(Forgive the blurriness of the picture...I go all shaky around good food! Haha!)
Like I mentioned yesterday, we went to Adam & Rachel's home for Easter dinner. This is one of the things I took. I've been told the name of the recipe comes from the fact that these are so rich. Here's the recipe...
Neiman Marcus Bars
For the crust, mix together:
1 box butter pecan dry cake mix
1 stick melted butter
1 beaten egg
1 tsp. vanilla
Press this mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 greased pan. (It will look thin, but it's perfect!)
For the filling, mix together:
1 stick melted butter
1 8 oz. brick softened cream cheese
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 box powdered sugar
Spread that mixture over the crust layer in the pan.
Sprinkle the top with two cups of chopped pecans, and bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
When it comes out of the oven, it will look loose and kinda "soupy." That's perfect!! It will need to set up overnight on the counter.
Then in the morning, you can cut it into squares for serving.
Or you can just go out and grab a shovel to start shoveling it in...soo good.... ;o)
I also took over one of my most FAVORITE dishes! It's Tina's Cornbread Salad. This is her picture...
She says it's "friendly like potato salad." Oh yeah...me and this cornbread salad are real good friends. I have to restrain myself around it, and every time I take it somewhere, people always fall in love with it, too. Must be the pint of mayonnaise and bacon...can't go wrong with that! ;o) By the way, her site has a lot of really great recipes. I've made most of them, and she hasn't steered me wrong yet! Wouldn't it be nice to go eat at her house??
Katie - I think that you and I could go head to head in an eating competition. :) It appears that we both love food with a passion. I wish we could sit down at Scalini's together and just eat until we break our chairs, ha ha!
And thanks for your sweet comments today on my blog. You are too kind! And yes, AF is wearing a little cross necklace that her grandparents got her in December for her baptism. She wears it on special occasions. :)
By the way -- every day when I check your blog I just hope and pray that you will have posted that you're in labor and on your way to the hospital. I just can't wait for that post!
Posted by: Bri | April 13, 2009 at 09:45 AM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh YUMMY!! I'll have to try those!!
Posted by: Leslee | April 13, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Oh my goodness that looks AWESOME!! I've saved them both to my recipe file! Thanks for posting those and 'get thyself into labor and to the hospital!" :)
Angie
Posted by: Groomer Angie | April 13, 2009 at 10:24 AM
OH those both look so good!! Thanks for sharing the recipes!!
Posted by: Jen | April 13, 2009 at 03:05 PM
Me drooling on my computer is just not a pretty picture!
Posted by: Reynie | April 14, 2009 at 08:55 AM
These two dishes look absolutely delish!
Harper Jane's shoes are Stride Rite and they were MM's (thank goodness for hand-me-downs). I found them on eBay for a decent 2nd hand price! Oh and their dresses are Strasburg but I paid half of half. We live 10 minutes away from a Strasburg outlet and I bought these sweet dresses back in October for less than $25 a piece....a steal in my opinion especially b/c they have a matching slip!
Please put me on the email list for after the baby comes. I am dying to know!!!
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The suspense is killing me....
Posted by: Lindsey | April 14, 2009 at 01:57 PM
Thank you! I needed to laugh today...you crack me up! You and that cornbread salad are "real good friends"! LOL!!!!!
I am SO making those bars.
I check your blog everyday to see if "sugar bean" is here yet...actually, I check it everyday no matter what 'cause I just love your blog! :-)
Have a great day!
Michelle
Posted by: my hungry boys | April 15, 2009 at 09:33 AM
Oh Thanks for the awesome recipe! I am son going to have to make those. My mouth is just watering looking at the pic!
Thanks for sharing it!
Jennifer
Posted by: Jennifer Kirby | April 15, 2009 at 09:34 AM
Katie,
You are NOT going to believe this, but my other friend Katie just told me to make almost the exact same bar two days ago. I'm going ga-ga over it!! She's allegedly bringing some to a tea party (we're going to a tea shop with our daughters, yay!) on Sat. I'll have to report back and let you know if they're as good as yours are sounding. I think I just gained 20 lbs from reading this post, LOL! YUM!
Posted by: Kel | April 16, 2009 at 11:48 AM
I posted my Neiman Marcus cookies awhile back. I will definitely have to do these for my Tasty Tuesday. So glad that you jogged my memory....YUM!!!
Posted by: Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam | April 16, 2009 at 01:35 PM
This looks GREAT! Did you make 2 pans of cornbread (as in 2 cake round pans)??? I need to make this soon!!
His,
Mrs. U
Posted by: Mrs. U | April 16, 2009 at 08:54 PM
I can't find butter pecan cake mix near my home in Southern California. Can anyone tell me who makes it?
Posted by: KS | April 24, 2009 at 04:46 PM
Do You have a good cake recipie? I run a small cupcake buisness out of my home and cant find that special knock out cake. Can you help me in anyway?
Posted by: Tamarah Mesch | July 08, 2010 at 09:39 AM
Please tell me what kind of cake mix this is? I want to make this soon. Thanks
1 box butter pecan dry cake mix
Posted by: Ateyaaa | September 21, 2010 at 09:34 AM
Mmmmmmmmmmm.this is gonna be something i will attempt at our next family gathering which will be real soon!
Posted by: laura Lumpkins | August 31, 2011 at 09:08 PM
These were absolutely delicious! Very rich but sooooooo good! I baked them this afternoon to have after supper so I put them in the freezer for a couple of hours. They were setup and slightly warm when I cut them. My husband, 3 boys and I loved them! Will definitely be making these again! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe! :)
Posted by: Debbie Cain | April 29, 2012 at 05:00 PM