Caramel Pecan Cakes

Name: Caramel Pecan Cakes
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 79 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 sticks unsalted butter, melted; 355 milliliters water, divided

Caramel Pecan Cakes might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. One serving contains 450 calories, 4g of protein, and 15g of fat. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, pecans, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then wash down any sugar crystals on side of skillet with a pastry brush dipped in cold water. Boil, without stirring, swirling skillet occasionally so caramel colors evenly, until dark amber.

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Caramel

Sugar

Water

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Pastry Brush

Frying Pan

Remove from heat and carefully stir in remaining cup water (mixture will steam vigorously and may stiffen). Return to a boil and stir until caramel has completely dissolved. If necessary, simmer until just syrupy, 1 to 3 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

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Caramel

Water

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.

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Oven

Toast pecans in a 4-sided sheet pan in oven until fragrant and a shade darker, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool and coarsely chop.

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Pecans

Toast

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Oven

Frying Pan

Put 2/3 cup cooled caramel syrup in a bowl (save remainder to use as sauce) and add butter, egg, and cream, whisking well after each addition.

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Caramel Sauce

Butter

Cream

Sauce

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and sugars into a large bowl. Make a well in center, then add caramel mixture and gradually whisk in dry ingredients until smooth. Fold in pecans. Chill, covered, until cold (or 12 to 24 hours for best results).

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Baking Soda

Caramel

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle.

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Oven

Butter and lightly flour ramekins, then cut out and fit a round of parchment paper in bottom of each. Arrange in a 4-sided sheet pan.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Ramekin

Frying Pan

Divide batter among ramekins (about 1/4 cup each; batter will be stiff).

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Ramekin

Bake until cakes just spring back when lightly pressed, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cakes to warm. Reheat remaining caramel. Invert cakes onto plates, then peel off parchment and spoon some of caramel on top.

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Caramel

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Oven

Cakes can be made 4 hours ahead. Rewarm, individually wrapped in foil, in a 300°F oven.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

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Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoons

baking soda 59milliliters

packed brown sugar 1large

egg, lightly beaten 296milliliters

all-purpose flour 59milliliters

granulated sugar 79milliliters

heavy cream 118milliliters

pecans 1teaspoons

salt 473milliliters

sugar 1sticks

unsalted butter, melted 355milliliters

water, divided

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 69 dollars per bottle.