Little Debbie Bars

Ingredients

Batter

• 1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food cake mix with pudding in mix

Filling

• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Batter

1. Mix batter as directed.
2. Grease two jellyroll pans. Divide batter, half in each pan.
3. Bake 12 minutes.

Filling

1. Blend flour, salt and milk. Heat until thickened. Cool thoroughly.
2. Cream sugar, shortening and butter at high speed, gradually adding cooled mixture. Beat at high speed for 7 to 8 minutes.
3. Spread on one pan of cooled cake. Invert other jellyroll pan with cake on top.

Frosting

1. Boil sugar, milk and butter for 3 minutes and then add 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Beat until chips melt. Spread on bars.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe.

Attribution

Posted by LladyRusty at recipegoldmine.com.

Source: herald-journal.com