Gooey German Chocolate Bars

from Jordan Christie "How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World"

1 Package German Chocolate Cake Mix (I like Devil Foods)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened.
1 tub pecan coconut frosting
3/4 bag semisweet chips
1/2 cup whole milk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9X13 inch pan.
2. Pour cake mix into a large mixing bowl. Cut softened butter into cake mix using pastry blender or by crisscrossing two knives.
3. Press exactly half the mixture into bottom of the greased pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
4. Remove pan from oven and carefully spread pecan coconut frosting over the baked layer. Evenly sprinkle chocolate chips over the layer of frosting.
5. In a seperate bowl combine milk and remaining cake mixture. Do not overmix. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the layer of the chocolate chips.
6. Bake for 23 to 28 minutes. Let cool completely (2 hours at the very least overnight is preferred). Cut into squares and serve as individual bars or with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

Makes 15 bars.