Pecan Cake With Praline Glaze

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"From Southern Living."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 1 ten-inch cake

ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup Bourbon
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

• Praline Glaze

• 1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1⁄4 cup whipping cream
• 1⁄2 cup pecan halves

directions

1. In a bowl, combine raisins and bourbon; stir well; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. In another mixing bowl, combine flour, and next 3 ingredeints; add dry mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
5. Mix well after each addition; fold in pecans and raisin mixture.
6. Pour batter into a greased/floured 10-inch tube pan.
7. Bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack.
9. To make glaze: combine first 4 glaze ingredients to a saucepan.
10. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234°).
11. Remove from heat and stir in pecans; immediately drizzle over cake.