Red Velvet Bars

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking cocoa 
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar packed
• 2  eggs beaten
• 0.5 cup oil 
• 0.5 cup pecans chopped
• 18.5 oz velvet cake mix red
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 2 tablespoons water 
• 20 servings optional: whipped topping chopped
• 1 cup chocolate chips white

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix, brown sugar and cocoa. Stir in eggs, oil, vanilla and water.
2. Mix in chocolate chips and pecans.
3. Spray a 13"x9" baking pan with non-stick vegetable spray; spread in batter.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool and spread with whipped topping and additional pecans, if using.
5. Cut into bars.