Pecan Cake Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 cups chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350ºf and line a 9x13-inch pan with foil, leaving enough for a 2-inch overhang on all sides.
• 2 for crust, cream together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. add in the flour and salt and mix until crumbly.
• 3 press the crust into the foil-lined pan and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
• 4 while the crust bakes, prepare the filling by combining the butter, brown sugar, honey and heavy cream in a saucepan and stirring it over medium heat. simmer the mixture for 1 minute, then stir in the chopped pecans.
• 5 remove the crust from the oven and immediately pour the pecan filling over the hot crust spreading it to cover the entire surface.
• 6 return the pan to the oven and bake an additional 20 minutes.
• 7 remove the pan and allow the bars to fully cool in the pan.