Description

Take that white or yellow boxed cake mix to a higher level with this amazing recipe. This sheet cake is made with the cake mix, egg whites, milk, butter and vanilla extract and slathered with a celicious butter pecan icing.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 3 egg whites
• 15.25 oz. box white or yellow cake mix
• 1/2 c. salted butter, melted
• 3/4 c. milk (skim, whole milk, or buttermilk)
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• Butter Pecan Icing:
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/2 c. milk or buttermilk (from skim to whole milk)
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1 c. roasted pecan pieces or coarsely chopped roasted pecans
• 16 oz. box powdered sugar

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease only the bottom of a 9x13 sheet pan or jelly roll pan, especially if using a non-stick pan.
2. If toasting the pecans in the same oven as baking the cake, toast them now, on a baking sheet for 7-8 minutes.
3. IGNORE directions on the cake mix box. Instead beat the egg whites with a hand mixer in a large bowl until just frothy or foamy, DON'T whisk to soft peaks.