Chocolate-Pecan Cake

This recipe is from "Woman's World" magazine,February 28, 2006. The picture of the finished project looked delicious!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4ounce) package  devil's food cake mix
• 3  eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1⁄3 cup  oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1⁄3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1  cup pecans, chopped
• 3 (16 ounce) cans  white frosting
• 1  ounce  semisweet chocolate, grated
•  pecan halves

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
3. Prepare cake mix according to package directions; stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
4. Divide batter between pans; sprinkle with remaining chips.
5. Bake 30 minutes on until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.
6. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
7. Combine 1 cup frosting, grated chocolate, and remaining chopped pecans.
8. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with frosting mixture.
9. Top with remaining cake layer; spread top and sides with remaining frosting.
10. Garnish with pecan halves.