Pecan Pie Cake
From peetabear 15 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 0
The serving size depends on the size slice of cake.... this is arecipe that I got off the web while looking for another... it looked good and was rated very high. Southern Living, OCTOBER 1998 Photo: Charles Walton
Ingredients
- 3 cups finely chopped pecans, toasted and divided shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened shopping list
- 1/2 cup shortening shopping list
- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 5 large eggs, separated shopping list
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1 cup buttermilk shopping list
- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup shopping list
- 1 recipe pecan pie filling ( recipe to follow) shopping list
- 1 recipe Pastry Garnish (optional) ( recipe to follow) shopping list
How to make it
- Sprinkle 2 cups pecans evenly into 3 generously buttered 9-inch round cakepans; shake to coat bottoms and sides of pans.
- Beat 1/2 cup butter and shorteningat medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
- Add flour and baking soda to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in remaining 1 cup finely chopped pecans.
- Beat egg whites at medium speed until stiff peaks form; fold one-third of egg whites into batter. Fold in remaining egg whites. (Do not overmix.) Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until done. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Invert layers onto wax paper-lined wire racks. Brush tops andsides of layers with corn syrup, and cool completely.
- Spread half of Pecan Pie Filling on 1 layer, pecan side up. Place second layer, pecan side up, on filling; spread with remaining filling. Top with remaining layer, pecan side up.
- Arrange Pastry Garnish on and around cake, if desired.
- makes 3 layers
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Peeta, you're going to be the death of me!
uncoolmom
in Atlanta loved it
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oh my goodness! wonderful recipe
jett2whit
in Union City loved it
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Sounds good, and looks yummie. Here's a high 5 for you. Thanks for sharing.
henrie
in Savannah loved it
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