Good and EASY sheet cake

[norgeway]

A nurse at work gave me this recipe, at first glance I thought , it couldn't be much, boy was I wrong, I made it and it is great....
Hornets Nest Cake
1 large box vanilla Cook and Serve Pudding mix
1 yellow cake mix
1-12 oz pkg butterscotch chips
1 cup chopped pecans
Grease and flour a 9x13 pan,
Prepare the pudding mix per directions on the package, when done,pour hot pudding over the cake mix, mix well, spread in pan, sprinkle with butterscotch chips and nuts, bake at 350 for 45 minutes....cool.

 

[joelippard]

Think I might try this tomorrow.  If I do I'll post a picture!

 

[polkanut]

Hans,

What size pan?  Is the pan greased and floured?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Do the chips soften or slightly melt during baking?

 

[norgeway]

9x13

The chips melt and with the chopped nuts it kind of looks like a wasps nest.Its more like a brownie than a cake, kind of chewy and good.

 

[frigilux]

Was all pumped to make this cake yesterday. Went to the store to pick up Cook 'n' Serve pudding; got home, fired up the Frigidaire, dumped the dry cake mix into a bowl...then realized I should have purchased a large-size box of pudding. Will have to try again today.

Thanks for sharing the recipe, Hans. Also, thanks for confirming the finished product is more like a bar than cake. Suspected that might be so from the ingredients list.

 

[polkanut]

I have to bring 2 pans of bars and/or cake for a card party luncheon in March and this will be in one of the pans.   Thanks Hans!

 

[kevin313]

Thanks, Hans!!

This recipe sounds like a good one! Will make it for an upcoming pot luck!

 

[michaelman2]

Delishious !

Baked a pan yesterday. Had my former partner been around he would have devoured this the moment it was out of the oven. I did not have to share...my sugar addicted ass ate half immidieately after and then the rest this morning for a "nutritious" breakfast. This is yummy.. thanks for the share.

 

[cuffs054]

The one I made just missed the 24 hour mark, tasty! I wonder if you could make an all chocolate version and/or choc peanut butter version?

 

[combo52]

Hi Hans, I take it you don't use the eggs oil and water that you would usually use when making the cake mix into a cake ?

 

Let me know, now that we are moved into the warehouse-office I try to bake snakes for the guys and make lunch for everyone on Saturday.

 

I got the GE Trivection oven fixed the other week and roasted a wonderful chicken in it.

 

[frigilux]

John-- In case Hans doesn't get back to you right away, I'll step in. The cake mix is used dry (unprepared). Made this a couple of days ago and it was a big hit with the gang at work.

You're smart to feed the people you work with. I've been bringing a bunch of food to the break room every Monday morning for 9 years and people really appreciate it. It's an easy way to add a bright spot to Mondays for everyone.

 

[cuffs054]

" I wonder if you could make an all chocolate version and/or choc peanut butter version?"

Oh hell yes you can. Made the all choc with devils food cake and dark choc chips and walnuts. Killer good.

 

[norgeway]

I never thought of it

But I bet if you used butterscotch pudding and a white cake mix would be good too, the chocolate sounds great!

 

[polkanut]

I'll bet if a person wanted to use cook & serve chocolate pudding, devils food cake mix, and peanut butter chips it would be most excellent.

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[frigilux]

Here's an alternate version using a small box of instant pudding instead of a large box of Cook & Serve.

 

[cuffs054]

Instant pudding! Like I need anything to make this more convienent to make!

 

[frigilux]

Can't vouch for the instant pudding version; haven't tried it.

I Googled 'Hornet's Nest Cake' and it popped up.

 

[stan]

This sounded

Good and easy
I've got it in the oven..
But I used Jello instant pudding..
Wonder if it will work, or is it going to be a hot mess!
I'll let you all know

 

[combo52]

Hornets nest cake

OK I tried this out last Friday morning for the guys,

 

Pictures to follow,

 

puding made on the GE sensor temperature no real stirring necessary,

 

Cake baked in GE Trivection oven, Cut cooking time from 45 minutes to 25.

 

[combo52]

Hornets Nest Cake

Unfortunately it got eaten so fast I forgot to take a picture as it came out of the oven.

 

[appnut]

could you make this without the nuts?

 

[stan]

I got

A hot mess!
Pecans kinda burnt, cake wasn't done in the center.
May try later with the Cook n Serve, and maybe mix most the pecans and butterscotch bits into the batter.

 

[stan]

Pics

Might my oven? Or just ljust me?
I do well with pies, always have trouble with cakes

 

[ea56]

Stan I used to have trouble with brownies not getting done in the center when I used a pyrex pan. Try using an aluminum pan if you have one and you may have better success. I think because the pyrex holds more heat the outside gets done before the center, where as the aluminum heats more evenly.
BTW, its nice to see you posting again.
Eddie

 

[stan]

Thanks Eddie

Never thought about the glass!
I have aluminum.. I'll remember that next time.

 

[stan]

I'm

No cook, that's for sure! LOL

 

[vacerator]

Stan,

my grandma used to bake cakes in glass, but 25 degrees lower temp.

 

[michaelman2]

Stan, Mike is correct, loser the temp in the oven a bit when using glass to bake.  I baked the original recipe in a Pyrex baking dish very similar to the one you pictured.  They came out great ...You will really like the recipe once the baking temp is adjusted...

 

[gyrafoam]

Thanks Hans, it is a really good cake.

I toasted the pecans first and that was really the only thing I varied.
The guys at the office scarfed it down.