BUTTER PECAN CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
When you’re craving cake and it’s a new kind of something; Butter Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
A similar cake made an appearance in my life recently from a local bakery and I devoured the gigantic piece almost all in one bite.
It was magical and I just KNEW I had to try and re-create it for myself and for YOU! You’re going to love it, I promise.
This dreamy cake has allllllllll the flavor.
The base is a Butter Pecan box cake (literally the best), an extra egg and the usual oil and water. But what makes this cake SUPER special is the toasted buttered brown sugar pecans in the middle.
Oh yes, toasted halved pecans (way better than chopped) in butter that’s browned and tossed with dark brown sugar. The brown sugar melts a little bit but leaves a nice sugary crunch in the center of the soft cake once it’s baked.
Such a nice change in texture with a slight crunch of nuts and brown sugar.
THE BEST!
I always swear by a box cake with an extra egg but a must is a homemade frosting.
Delectable thick and creamy Cream Cheese Frosting is swirled on top of this Butter Pecan Cake to complete this masterpiece!
It’s thick and just the right amount of tang with full fat cream cheese, softened butter, a little vanilla, and powdered sugar. Perfect for piping some swirls!
And don’t you just love a bundt cake?!
BUTTER PECAN CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Notes
YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE A STAR TIP OR PIPING TIP, JUST CUT A HOLE IN THE BAG AS EVEN AS POSSIBLE (START SMALLER AND CUT BIGGER IF NECESSARY)
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1 BUTTER PECAN BOX CAKE
- 4 LARGE EGGS
- 1/2 CUP VEGGIE OIL
- 1 CUP WATER
- BROWN SUGAR PECANS
- 3/4 CUP HALVED PECAN NUTS
- 1 TABLESPOON BUTTER
- 1/4 CUP DARK BROWN SUGAR
- HALVED PECANS FOR GARNISH
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 6 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER, SOFTENED
- 1 8 OUNCE CREAM CHEESE, SOFTENED
- 4 CUPS POWDERED SUGAR
- 1 HEAPED TEASPOON VANILLA ESSENCE
Instructions
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES
- IN A STAND MIXER, COMBINE CAKE BOX MIX, EGGS, VEGGIE OIL, AND WATER
- MIX ON MEDIUM UNTIL COMBINED FOR TWO MINUTES
- SPRAY A BUNDT PAN WITH SPRAY & COOK AND SPRINKLE WITH FLOUR
- USING YOUR HAND, HIT THE SIDES OF THE BUNDT PAN OVER THE SINK AT AN ANGLE TO GET RID OF EXCESS FLOUR
- POUR HALF THE BATTER IN THE BUNDT PAN
- IN THE MEANTIME, COMBINE 1 TABLESPOON BUTTER AND HALVED PECANS IN A SMALL PAN
- TOSS AND COAT IN MELTED BUTTER, TOAST FOR 5 MINUTES UNTIL BROWNED, CONTINUE TO MIX AND WATCH THEY DON’T BURN
- ADD IN BROWN SUGAR AND MIX, REMOVE FROM HEAT AND MIX UNTIL SUGAR HAS SLIGHTLY MELTED
- SPRINKLE SUGARED NUTS ON CAKE BATTER EVENLY
- POUR REST OF THE CAKE MIX IN THE BUNDT PAN ON TOP OF THE NUTS
- BAKE AT 350 FOR 25-30 MINUTES UNTIL A KNIFE COMES OUT CLEAN
- REMOVE FROM OVEN AND LET COOL FOR 15 MINUTES
- ONCE COOL SLIDE A KNIFE AROUND ALL THE EDGES OF THE PAN (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)
- FLIP OUT ONTO A CAKE STAND OR PLATE TO CONTINUE TO COOL, COVER WITH A CLEAN DISH CLOTH
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- IN A STAND MIXER WITH A WHISK ATTACHMENT, COMBINE SOFTENED CREAM CHEESE AND BUTTER
- WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH AND FLUFFY
- ADD IN 2 CUPS POWDERED SUGAR AND WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH
- POUR IN VANILLA AND WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH
- ADD THE LAST 2 CUPS OF POWDERED SUGAR AND WHISK UNTIL NO LUMPS REMAIN
- TAKE A ZIPLOC BAG AND USING A STAR TIP (OR NO PIPING TIP), CUT A SMALL HOLE IN ONE CORNER, PUSH STAR TIP DOWN AND OUT THE SMALL HOLE JUST BARELY
- PLACE ZIPLOC BAG IN A LARGE MEASURING CUP AND FOLD ZIPLOC OPENING OVER THE EDGES
- PLACE FROSTING IN ZIPLOC BAG AND PUSH DOWN TOWARDS TIP
- TWIST THE OPEN END AFTER ALL THE FROSTING AND LET ANY EXCESS AIR OUT
- USING YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BOTTOM NEAR THE TIP AND RIGHT HAND AT THE TWISTED BAG TOP, PIPE SWIRLS ONTO THE TOP AND SIDES OF COOLED BUNDT CAKE
- TOP WITH HALVED PECANS
Much love,
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Jonathan
Thats looks so yummy. this Definetly I will try this
Thanks for sharing
Amber Knight Uzzell
Thanks Jonathan!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Thanks,
Amber