PARK AVENUE CAKE

1 box butter cake mix
3 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened, divided use
3 eggs, divided use
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (8 ounce) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
1 stick butter

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Mix cake mix, 1 stick butter, 1 egg, and pecans together; consistency will be similar to cookie dough. Line an ungreased 13x9-inch pan with this mixture.

In another bowl, mix together the cream cheese, the remaining 2 eggs, powdered sugar, and remaining 1 stick butter until smooth. Pour on top of mixture in pan.

Bake for about 1 hour.

VARIATIONS:

CHOCOLATE CHIP PARK AVENUE CAKE:
Add a 6-ounce bag of semisweet chocolate mini-morsels to the dough in the bottom of the pan; substitute chocolate-flavored powdered sugar for regular powdered sugar.

LEMON PARK AVENUE CAKE:
Use a lemon-flavored cake mix instead of butter cake mix; substitute lemon-flavored powdered sugar for regular powdered sugar.

BUTTER-FUDGE PARK AVENUE CAKE:
Use a butter-fudge-flavored cake mix instead of butter cake mix.

Makes one (13x9-inch) cake
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