Chocolate Dream Bars

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) box German chocolate cake mix*
• 3 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup butter; melted
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 3/4 cup pecans

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix and oats. Mix well.
3. Add butter and beat mixture on low speed until it clumps together and all dry mix is moistened. Press half of this mixture into prepared pan.
4. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over batter.
5. Sprinkle chocolate chips, coconut and pecans evenly over milk.
6. Crumble remaining mixture over, and bake for 20 minutes.
7. Let cool before cutting into bars.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.