There’s a character in FIGHTING FOR ELENA who is very important but who doesn’t appear very often. In fact, her presence only occurs in the occasional “whispered” comment she makes to Pops. “Who’s that?” you ask. That would be the ghost of Rosie West, Pops first wife and his “One”–at least until he meets Elena. Pops and Rosie never had kids of their own but they raised a whole passel of other people’s kids. And Rosie was a “milk and cookies” kind of mom born and bred in Texas. Oh, she made them eat their vegetables, but they always got dessert. The following is a favorite of Pops AND the kids.
Total Time: 57 Min
Prep Time: 15 Min
Cook Time: 42 Min
16 servings
Make a Lone Star treat with Yummy Butterscotch Texas Sheet Cake. This Texas sheet cake is made with white chocolate flavor pudding and butterscotch chips.
What You Need
1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 pkg. (3.3 oz.) JELL-O White Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
4 egg whites
1 cup BREAKSTONE’S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water
1 pkg. (11 oz.) butterscotch chips, divided
1 cup COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
3/4 cup PLANTERS Sliced Almonds, toasted
Let’s Make It
1 – Heat oven to 375ºF.
2 – Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix and next 4 ingredients with mixer until blended. Stir in 3/4 cup butterscotch chips. Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
3 – Bake 20 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 min.
4 – Meanwhile, microwave COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until melted. Add remaining butterscotch chips. Let stand 1 min., then stir until mixture is blended.
5 – Spread COOL WHIP mixture onto cake; sprinkle with nuts.
Kitchen Tips
Tip 1 – Size Wise: A serving of this sweet treat goes a long way on chocolate flavor.
Tip 2 – How to Store: Keep refrigerated.
You know the routine–CLICK HERE for all the nutritional details. Since I already introduced the character above, the only thing left is my sales pitch. If y’all haven’t grabbed this book, now is a good time to grab it! You can read it for free with Kindle Unlimited, or buy it for Kindle. PLUS, it’s now available in paperback! Just click on the cover or the title: FIGHTING FOR ELENA. So…are you a fan of butterscotch? And would listen if a ghost whispered in your ear? 😉
Silver James 
I loved this! And I loved the little mental drop-ins from Rosie. So much awesomeness.
This recipe sounds super yummy. And super sugary-sweet. And super bad for me. Of course, I’m not adverse to any of that. LOL Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! And the nice thing is, little pieces go a long way! And the Cool Whip, butterscotch and almonds makes it almost like ice cream. 😉
And thanks. Rosie just popped in and started talking and I knew I had to include her. 😀