Pecan Cake with Caramel Mousse and Brown Sugar Topping

Name: Pecan Cake with Caramel Mousse and Brown Sugar Topping
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons bourbon; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 1 Tbsp dark corn syrup; 3 larges eggs; 394 milliliters 7.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 177 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 118 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk, warmed; 118 milliliters ground toasted pecans; 59 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Dash salt; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, melted; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp water; 177 milliliters frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed

Pecan Cake with Caramel Mousse and Brown Sugar Topping requires around 1 hour and 25 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 251 calories. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of baking powder, butter, bourbon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

To prepare cake, preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Place the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes).

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.

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Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour and the next 4 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon salt) in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, and beat just until incorporated.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Divide the batter evenly between 2 (8-inch) round metal cake pans coated with baking spray.

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Baking Spray

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging. Cool in pans for 10 minutes on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire rack.

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Wire Rack

To prepare mousse, place 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, and cook until sugar dissolves, stirring gently as needed to dissolve sugar evenly (about 4 minutes). Carefully stir in milk and 1 teaspoon melted butter (mixture will bubble and caramelized sugar will harden and stick to spoon); cook 1 minute or until sugar melts.

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Sugar

Butter

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Combine cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl.

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Corn Starch

Water

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Bowl

Add cornstarch mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Cook until thick and bubbly (about 1 minute), stirring constantly.

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Corn Starch

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat; stir in bourbon, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and dash of salt.

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Bourbon

Vanilla

Salt

Pour into a bowl; cover and chill for 20 minutes. Uncover and fold in one-third of whipped topping. Gently fold in remaining whipped topping.

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Whipped Topping

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Bowl

Place 1 cake layer on a plate.

Spread mousse over cake, leaving a 1-inch border around outside edge. Top with remaining cake layer.

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Spread

To prepare topping, place brown sugar and the next 5 ingredients (through dash of salt) in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat, and bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook until a candy thermometer registers 234 (about 3 minutes), stirring frequently.

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Brown Sugar