Great tasting cake and super easy! While I did dust it with powdered sugar, it would've been beautiful garnished with some strawberries as well. Add a little ice cream or whipped cream and YUM! I used mini chocolate chips so that the chips wouldn't sink in the cake while baking and I probably use closer to 1 1/2 or 1 3/4 cups of chips instead of 1 cup. I didn't have enough almond extract for the full 2 tbsps., so I used amaretto to make up the difference and added more. I probably used closer to 3-4 tbsps. total of extract and amaretto. I will definitely make this cake again for it's ease, convenience, and taste! Way to go, Judy!

Reviewed On: Jun. 15, 2009

This is a simple recipe and it was a good recipe to make in a hurry because I had all the ingredients on hand. It was especially easy because I used a mixer to blend and a mini food chopper to coarsely chop the pecans. This cheese ball was good, but I thought a full packet of ranch dressing mix was too much. There was just too much of a tang and it didn't hit my taste buds the way I would've wanted, so I added about 1 c. more cheese and about 4 oz. more cream cheese. I wish I had some bacon bits because I know that would've been delicious, but I didn't so I thought I would try to offset some of the tang from the ranch and I threw in about 1/2 of a small can of pineapple chunks and some juice for a little bit of sweet. I also added a couple squirts of lemon. The pecans I used were so good and I did not toast them like some reviewers suggested...I don't think that it's necessary. I will definitely make this again because this one turned out pretty good with my little adjustments. Next time, I will follow the recipe exactly, except that I will not us the whole packet of ranch and I will make sure that I have some bacon bits and maybe some chives to throw in. Thanks for the recipe!

Reviewed On: Dec. 26, 2008

Quick, easy, and tasty. I love simple recipes that take no time and this is one of those recipes. As several other reviewers suggested, this would be great with ice cream, maybe with a little caramel drizzled on top. I ate this casserole for breakfast this morning and it really hit the spot. In fact, I think it would be a good breakfast casserole too! I took this to a church dinner and one guy got 3rds! Since it's so easy, I might make it again for Thanksgiving and I may sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon in the brown sugar and oatmeal.

Reviewed On: Nov. 24, 2008