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12. Chop ½ cup pecans into small pieces; the smaller, the better. 13. In a saucepan melt 1 ¾ sticks of regular butter. 14. Once the butter is melted, add 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder.

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The Pioneer Woman) has a recipe that will satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth and takes just about 20 minutes to make (though patience is a virtue while allowing it to cool!).

But true to her love of cast iron, Drummond put a Pioneer Woman spin on the recipe, baking up four rich chocolate cakes each in a 6-inch cast iron skillet pan. It makes serving them super cute, too.

"This is kind of like the chocolate sheet cake I've made for 25 years, but a pumpkin cream cheese version," Ree says. "It will make you dance with joy." Get Ree's Pumpkin Sheet Cake recipe .