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This cake can be sliced soon after preparing, but for best results, let it chill several hours. Ingredients:
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
1/3 cup butter |
3 tablespoons whipping cream |
3/4 cup chopped pecans |
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar |
1 cup vegetable oil |
4 large eggs |
1 (15-ounce) can unsweetened pumpkin |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon salt |
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice |
1 3/4 cups whipping cream |
1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted |
Directions:
1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly, or until sugar dissolves; pour evenly into 2 lightly greased 9-inch round cakepans. Sprinkle 3/4 cup pecans evenly over brown sugar mixture in pans.
2. Beat granulated sugar and oil at
3. medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended. Add pumpkin and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, beating just until blended.
4. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients; add to pumpkin mixture, beating just until blended. Spoon over pecans in pans. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes. Carefully loosen cake from edges of pan (do not tear pecans from cake). Remove cake from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
5. Beat 1 3/4 cups whipping cream at medium speed until frothy. Add powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; beat at medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
6. Place 1 cake layer, praline side up, on a cake plate. Spread half of whipped cream over cake layer; top with remaining cake layer, praline side up. Spread remaining whipped cream over cake layer. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup toasted pecans. Cover and chill. Store in refrigerator.
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