Spiced Pecan Cake With Pecan Icing Recipe

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Spiced Pecan Cake With Pecan Icing
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Ingredients
24
Count
Nutrition
2887
Calories
Total time
61
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cake: Position rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
  2. To candy pecans, place on a large ungreased metal baking sheet.
  3. Roast 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
  4. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
  5. Mix in 1/4 cup butter, and stir in hot pecans to coat thoroughly.
  6. Return mixture to pan and roast 10 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
  7. Mix in 2 Tbsp vanilla, and roast another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  8. Cool candied pecans to room temperature.
  9. See bottom Note!
  10. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  11. Grease and flour three 8 round cake pans.
  12. 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.
  13. Sift flour and baking soda into another bowl.
  14. Combine milk and remaining 1 Tbsp vanilla in measuring cup.
  15. Add dry ingredients and milk mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating at high speed until well blended, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
  16. Gently stir in candied pecans.
  17. Beat egg whites until frothy.
  18. 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.
  19. Gently fold beaten egg whites into batter in three additions.
  20. Divide batter among prepared pans, forming a slight depression in the center of each.
  21. Bake until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
  22. Cool 10 minutes in pans, then invert onto wire racks, and cool to room temperature.
  23. Cake Glaze: Heat water and sugar in heavy small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves, swirling pan occasionally.
  24. Increase heat, and bring mixture to a full boil.
  25. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
  26. Immediately brush hot glaze over top and sides of each cake layer.
  27. Frosting: Heat sugar and water in heavy 1 quart saucepan over low heat, swirling pan occasionally, until sugar dissolves.
  28. Increase heat and boil without stirring until mixture registers 230 degrees F (thread stage) on candy thermometer, swirling pan occasionally, about 15 minutes.
  29. Blend egg yolks in the large bowl of an electric mixer at high speed for 5 seconds.
  30. Decrease speed to low, and add hot syrup in a thin stream, and then beat at high speed until cool, about 10 minutes.
  31. DO NOT SCRAPE DOWN SIDES OF BOWL.
  32. Gradually add butter or margarine, beating at medium speed until smooth, about 5 minutes.
  33. Reduce speed to low, and blend in powdered sugar and vanilla.
  34. Add chopped pecans and beat at high speed until mixture is very thick.
  35. Thin frosting with cream if necessary.
  36. Stack cake layers on a serving platter, spreading 1 cup of frosting between each, refrigerating frosting as necessary to keep it firm.
  37. Smooth remaining frosting on sides and top of cake.
  38. Arrange pecan halves around top edge.
  39. Serve at room temperature.
  40. Note: If this does not sound rich enough for you, it can be made even richer.
  41. To do so, increase all ingredients used to candy the pecans by one half.
  42. 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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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2886.6 Kcal (12086 kJ)
Calories from fat 1907.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 211.92g 326%
Cholesterol 194.08mg 65%
Sodium 1149.84mg 48%
Potassium 3396.61mg 72%
Total Carbs 241.27g 80%
Sugars 176.25g 705%
Dietary Fiber 13.14g 53%
Protein 26.85g 54%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 4.5mg 25%
Calcium 440.4mg 44%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 459.6 Kcal (1924 kJ)
Calories from fat 303.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.74g 326%
Cholesterol 30.9mg 65%
Sodium 183.08mg 48%
Potassium 540.81mg 72%
Total Carbs 38.42g 80%
Sugars 28.06g 705%
Dietary Fiber 2.09g 53%
Protein 4.28g 54%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 24%
Iron 0.7mg 25%
Calcium 70.1mg 44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 74.6
    Points
  • 82
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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