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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 55 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Howdy Ya'll. Ready for some darn good cake? This tasty pecan cake has the subtle flavors of chocolate and coffee, and is frosted with a rich brown sugar whipped cream. This cake prefers Texas pecans! Ingredients:
1 cup butter or margarine |
1 cup brown sugar |
1/2 cup white sugar |
4 eggs |
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1 1/2 cups water |
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules |
4 cups all-purpose flour |
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder |
5 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans |
1 cup heavy cream, chilled |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed |
10 pecan halves (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease just the bottom of a 10 inch tube pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1 cup brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla. Dissolve the coffee crystals in water, and stir into the creamed mixture until blended. Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the batter until just incorporated. Fold in pecans. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
3. Bake for about 55 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack.
4. In a chilled bowl, stir together the heavy cream, salt, vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar so that the sugar is dissolved. Whip using chilled beaters until stiff. Run a knife around the outer edge of the cake in the pan, and tap it out onto a serving plate. Make sure cake is completely cool before frosting. Decorate with pecan halves if you like.
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