Caramel Pecan Cake and Icing
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
12-15
ingredients
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Cake Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups sifted self-rising flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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Caramel Icing Ingredients
- 3 3⁄4 cups sugar
- 3⁄4 cup margarine
- 1 1⁄3 cups milk
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Decorating Ingredients
- 3 cups pecan halves
directions
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For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add granulated sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and continue to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Level batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4-inches above counter dropping it flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air bubbles and assure you of a more level cake. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- For the Icing:.
- Cook 3/4 cup of sugar in a cast iron skillet until brown. Stir constantly. Melt 3 cups sugar in milk.
- Add milk mixture to caramelized sugar Cook until it forms a soft ball. Remove from heat & add margarine.
- Beat until it cools & loses gloss. Spread between cake layers and frost the cake with it fast before it starts to set up.
- To Decorate:.
- Layer the pecans between the layers of cake and arrange them on the top and sides of the cake.
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My name is Kellie and i have been married for 25 years. I have 2 girls ages 23 and 3. I am a stay at home mom which is wonderful. Not alot of women get to do that these days. I love finding new recipes and trying them out on my family. I guess my favorite thing is baking breads and desserts. In my spare time i love to play dominoes on yahoo games. I am a head tournament director there also.