Mardi Gras Cake starts with a yellow cake mix layered with a brown sugar pecan layer that’s soaked in sweetened condensed milk then topped off with a light cream cheese frosting.
Whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil, and water. Add in the cake mix and whisk for 2 minutes or until smooth. Combine pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture evenly over top of the cake batter. Pour the remaining cake batter over top of the brown sugar mixture.
Bake for 35-38 minutes.
Using the end of a wooden spoon poke holes all over the cake. Pour condensed milk over top of the cake and smooth so that the mixture goes into the holes.