MAJESTIC PECAN CAKE
This recipe truly lives up to its name. The pecan-dotted cake is stacked in three layers, and made-from-scratch frosting is the crowning touch.-Karen R. Jones, Claypool, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h50m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Grease and flour three 9-in. round baking pans; set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and 1-3/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., In a large bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Fold in nuts., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small heavy saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Cool., For frosting, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, egg whites, water and cream of tartar over low heat. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 8-10 minutes. Pour into a large bowl; add vanilla. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes., Spread filling between cake layers. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 486 calories, Fat 17g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 60mg cholesterol, Sodium 301mg sodium, Carbohydrate 76g carbohydrate (54g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
SPICED PECAN CAKE WITH PECAN FROSTING
This is a Paul Prudhomme's recipe. I love his recipes and when I went to his restaurant,I loved the food. My husband loves pecans in his baked goods. I will make this cake on Wednesday for his birthday. Don't let the long recipe discourage you,read it through and you'll realize it's not really difficult. I sometimes omit the...
Provided by L D
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- 1. Place the pecans in a large ungreased roasting pan and roast at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. In a medium-size bowl combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Then mix in the 4 tablespoons butter. Add the roasted pecans to the butter mixture and coat them thoroughly. Return mixture to pan and roast for 10 minutes more, stirring once or twice. Stir in 2 tablespoons vanilla and roast 5 minutes more. Remove from oven and set aside. In large bowl of electric mixer cream the 1 1/2 sticks butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar on high speed until very light and fluffy, about 6 to 8 minutes. In a separate bowl sift together the flour and baking powder. In a third bowl combine the milk and the remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla. Add the flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to the butter mixture, beating on high speed until well blended and scraping the bowl sides between additions. Stir in the pecans. In a separate bowl whip the egg whites on high speed until frothy, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until mixture is stiff and holds peaks, about 2 minutes. Gently fold egg whites into the batter, a third at a time. Spoon batter into 3 greased and lightly floured 8-inch round cake pans (1 1/2 inches deep). Spread batter so it is slightly lower in the center (since it peaks in the center during cooking). Bake at 350 degrees F until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then carefully remove from pans and place on a wire rack; cool thoroughly. Brush glaze over top of each cake layer with a pastry brush, a little at a time, then spread generously with frosting between layers and on top and sides.
- 2. Frosting: Combine the granulated sugar and water in a 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat to 230 degrees F (soft-thread stage), about 15 minutes; do not stir. In a large bowl of an electric mixer beat the egg yolks on high speed just slightly, about 5 seconds. Gradually add the hot syrup and beat until thoroughly cooled, thick, shiny, and very pale, about 10 minutes. (Start at low speed so it won't splash and then go to high speed). If crystallized sugar builds up around the sides of the bowl, don't scrape it into mixture; it will make the frosting lumpy, and you will have plenty of frosting without it. Gradually add the margarine and mix on medium speed until completely blended and very smooth, about 5 minutes. Blend in the powdered sugar and vanilla on low speed until smooth; then add the pecans and beat on high speed until thoroughly mixed and very thick. If frosting is too thick, thin with a little cream, milk, or water. ***It's best to use margarine rather than butter in this frosting because butter tends to melt out of the frosting as the cake sits awhile.
AUTUMN SPICE CAKE WITH STICKY COCONUT-PECAN ICING
Got this out of Cuisine at Home magazine. When I saw the picture in the magazine I almost licked the page. So I made this for my husbands birthday. I doubled the recipe and made one 2-layered cake and 24 cupcakes so he could take some to work. For the cupcakes I cut the tops off and put some frosting in the center and then on top. So it was kinda like a layered cupcake. I also used my food processor to mix everything. Makes it very quick. Another hint from the book is to use an electric knife to cut the cake. Since the frosting is very sticky. We did that and it worked very good. Looked beautiful. Also came with a recipe for a Sweetened Sour Cream to serve along side this. The cake definately doesn't need it but it tastes really good so why not? My husband said it tastes like spice cake and a pecan pie mixed together.
Provided by JAG0913
Categories Dessert
Time 2h35m
Yield 12 slices, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- TO MAKE THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees; coat two 8" round cake pans with nonstick spray, line with rounds of parchment, then coat with spray again.
- Combine oats, boiling water, buttermilk, and spices in a bowl; let stand for 15 minutes.
- Cream butter with both sugars in a second bowl until well blended, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla; beat to incorporate. (I used food processor).
- Blend flour, baking soda, and salt into butter mixture just until combined, then add oat mixture. Divide batter between prepared pans.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cakes comes out clean.
- Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert the cakes on to the rack, lift off the pans, and peel away the parchment. Cool layers completely before frosting.
- TO MAKE THE FROSTING: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Toast coconut on a baking sheet until quite dark, 10-12 minutes.
- Toast pecans on a separate baking sheet until brown and fragrant, about 15 minutes.
- Coarsely chop pecans; set aside with coconut.
- Simmer brown sugar, cream, butter, yolks, and salt in saucepan over medium-low heat. Stirring constantly. Cook until mixture thickens, about 8 minutes.
- Take off heat, add rum and vanilla. Cool until warm to the touch, then fold in coconut and pecans.
- Divide icing between the layers, spreading it to the edge. Just frost in between and then the top. Don't worry about sides.
- TO MAKE THE SWEETENED SOUR CREAM: Beat all ingredients to soft peaks in a bowl with a hand mixer. (can be made and chilled up to 1 hour before serving.).
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 616.2, Fat 34.4, SaturatedFat 19.1, Cholesterol 154.7, Sodium 282.2, Carbohydrate 73.8, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 54.9, Protein 6.2
PECAN SPICE CAKE
Make and share this Pecan Spice Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by koko-girl
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 12 slices, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a tube pan.
- Cream butter with the (both) sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the beaten eggs and blend well.
- Sift in the dry ingredients and alternately, add in the buttermilk, mixing well after each addition.
- Stir in the pecans.
- Pour into the greased tube pan.
- Bake for around 1 hour.
SOUTHERN PECAN CAKE
Because pecan trees are such an iconic symbol in Texas, this recipe is a classic in any Southern home. I remember eating this cake as a baby, even picking the pecans myself from the trees in my grandmother's backyard. When I chose to enter it in at the County Fair, my grandmother gave her coveted recipe secrets to me. And, now, this award-winning cake can be enjoyed in your home, too!
Provided by Satira
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
- Mix butter, milk, coconut milk, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly mix into the milk mixture. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.
- Bake cakes in the preheated oven until tops are golden yellow and spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Prepare frosting while cakes are baking. Combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter, egg yolks, and flour in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken. Add vanilla and stir for 1 minute. Pour in pecans; cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
- Remove frosting from heat and let cool. Remove cakes from the oven and set aside to cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Place 1 cooled cake layer on a serving plate. Cover with some of the cooled frosting. Top with the second cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 617.5 calories, Carbohydrate 59.5 g, Cholesterol 152.8 mg, Fat 41.2 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 14.8 g, Sodium 159.7 mg, Sugar 40.7 g
SPICE CAKE WITH BOURBON-PECAN FROSTING
Moist cake with sweet and buttery frosting... Tweak the ingredients to your liking. Try it with variations in the spices, extracts, and liquor: such as cayenne, ginger, almond extract, spiced dark rum, cointreau, irish cream... Also try glazing the pecans with carmelization, candying, or even a nice orange spice. For an easier variation, add some cayenne and brown sugar or some of the other spices mentioned earlier before toasting the pecans. Then sprinkle them atop after icing, to keep the flavors more independent of each other.
Provided by GoldsmithLissa
Categories Dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 1 9-in 2-layer cake, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- CAKE: Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper; butter and dust with flour. In a bowl, mix the 3 cups of flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt. In a cup, mix the milk with the vanilla.
- In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter at medium speed until light and creamy. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy, 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl. Beat in the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the milk mixture and scraping down the bowl.
- Scrape the batter into the pans. Bake in the lower third of the oven for about 35 minutes, until springy. Let cool for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and invert onto a rack. Peel off the paper, turn the cakes upright and cool completely.
- FROSTING: In a standing mixer fitted with the whisk, beat the butter and egg yolk at medium-high speed until creamy. Beat in the sugar at low speed. Beat in the cream, vanilla and salt, then beat at medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 minutes longer. Beat the bourbon and toasted pecans into the frosting.
- Spread 1 cup of frosting over a cake layer and top with the second layer; frost the top and sides. Let stand 1 hour; serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1418.1, Fat 66.2, SaturatedFat 38.7, Cholesterol 302.6, Sodium 578.3, Carbohydrate 194, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 141.6, Protein 13.2
PECAN SPICE LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Categories Mixer Citrus Dairy Egg Nut Dessert Bake Easter Wedding Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Make cake:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour cake pans, knocking out excess flour.
- Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into a large bowl.
- Beat together butter (1 1/2 sticks) and brown sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer (fitted with paddle attachment if using a stand mixer) at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and sour cream alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth. Mix in pecans until just combined.
- Spoon batter evenly into pans, smoothing tops, then rap pans once or twice to expel any air bubbles. Bake until pale golden and a wooden pick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pans on racks. Run a thin knife around edge of pans, then invert racks over pans and reinvert cakes onto racks to cool completely.
- Make frosting:
- Beat together cream cheese, butter, and zest in a bowl with clean beaters at medium-high speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Sift in confectioners sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined, then add lemon juice and beat at medium-high speed until frosting is smooth.
- Assemble and frost cake:
- Halve each cake layer horizontally with a long serrated knife using a gentle sawing motion. Put 1 layer, cut side up, on a cake stand or large plate and spread with about 3/4 cup frosting. Stack remaining cake layers, spreading about 3/4 cup frosting on each layer and ending with top cake layer cut side down. Spread top and side of cake with remaining frosting (about 3 1/2 cups) and coat side of cake with pecans (1 1/3 cups), gently pressing to help them adhere.
SPICED PECAN CAKE WITH PECAN ICING
This cake is a lot of work !!! But it is well worth it for that special occasion! Although I found this in the March, 1984 issue of Bon Appetit, when it first came out, but it REALLY comes from Paul Prudhomme's first cookbook, the one that started the whole international Cajun cooking craze. Regardless of quoted times, this takes all day to make, on and off.
Provided by Toby Jermain
Categories Dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Cake: Position rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
- To candy pecans, place on a large ungreased metal baking sheet.
- Roast 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
- Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
- Mix in 1/4 cup butter, and stir in hot pecans to coat thoroughly.
- Return mixture to pan and roast 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
- Mix in 2 Tbsp vanilla, and roast another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Cool candied pecans to room temperature.
- See bottom Note!
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour three 8" round cake pans.
- Cream remaining 3/4 cup butter with 1-1/2 cups sugar in large bowl of electric mixer at high speed until very light and fluffy, about 6 minutes.
- Sift flour and baking soda into another bowl.
- Combine milk and remaining 1 Tbsp vanilla in measuring cup.
- Add dry ingredients and milk mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating at high speed until well blended, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
- Gently stir in candied pecans.
- Beat egg whites until frothy.
- Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar 1 Tbsp at a time, beating at high speed until mixture is stiff but not dry, about 2 minutes.
- Gently fold beaten egg whites into batter in three additions.
- Divide batter among prepared pans, forming a slight depression in the center of each.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
- Cool 10 minutes in pans, then invert onto wire racks, and cool to room temperature.
- Cake Glaze: Heat water and sugar in heavy small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves, swirling pan occasionally.
- Increase heat, and bring mixture to a full boil.
- Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
- Immediately brush hot glaze over top and sides of each cake layer.
- Frosting: Heat sugar and water in heavy 1 quart saucepan over low heat, swirling pan occasionally, until sugar dissolves.
- Increase heat and boil without stirring until mixture registers 230 degrees F (thread stage) on candy thermometer, swirling pan occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- Blend egg yolks in the large bowl of an electric mixer at high speed for 5 seconds.
- Decrease speed to low, and add hot syrup in a thin stream, and then beat at high speed until cool, about 10 minutes.
- DO NOT SCRAPE DOWN SIDES OF BOWL.
- Gradually add butter or margarine, beating at medium speed until smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low, and blend in powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Add chopped pecans and beat at high speed until mixture is very thick.
- Thin frosting with cream if necessary.
- Stack cake layers on a serving platter, spreading 1 cup of frosting between each, refrigerating frosting as necessary to keep it firm.
- Smooth remaining frosting on sides and top of cake.
- Arrange pecan halves around top edge.
- Serve at room temperature.
- Note: If this does not sound rich enough for you, it can be made even richer.
- To do so, increase all ingredients used to candy the pecans by one half.
- After cooling, reserve one cup of the candied pecans and add these to the icing at the same time as the toasted pecans are added.
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