Pecan Cake with Rum Frosting

Name: Pecan Cake with Rum Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters buttermilk; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 teaspoon dark rum; 3 larges eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps heavy cream; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 118 milliliters light brown sugar; 296 milliliters pecans; 177 milliliters (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Pecan Cake with Rum Frosting is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 617 calories. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pecans, rum, confectioners' sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. In a food processor, finely grind 1 cup of the pecans.

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Butter

Pecans

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Food Processor

Baking Pan

Oven

Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and pulse to combine; set aside.Using an electric mixer, beat 1 stick of the butter with the brown and granulated sugars until light and fluffy, 5 to 6 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time.Gradually add the pecan mixture, mixing until just incorporated. Stir in the buttermilk and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Pecans

Egg

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.Using an electric mixer, beat the remaining butter with the confectioners' sugar and cream until fluffy. Beat in the rum and the remaining vanilla.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Rum

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Hand Mixer

Toothpicks

Oven

Spread on cake. Chop the remaining pecans and sprinkle on top.To Bring It: You can make the cake up to 2 days in advance and frost it up to 4 hours before serving. To protect the frosting during your trip, stick a few toothpicks into the top of the cake and make a loose tent with plastic wrap.

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Frosting