Pecan-Spice Cake with Caramel Frosting

Pecan-Spice Cake with Caramel Frosting
Need a vegetarian dessert? Pecan-Spice Cake with Caramel Frosting could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 558 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours. A mixture of baking soda, flour, cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 35
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Butter and lightly flour two 8-inch round cake pans. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice.
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In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy.
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Add the sugar and beat until fluffy.
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Add the egg yolks and beat until blended, then beat in the buttermilk. At low speed, beat in the dry ingredients. Beat in the jam and the chopped pecans until combined.
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In a clean stainless steel bowl, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites at medium speed until frothy. Increase the speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, fold the beaten egg whites into the cake batter.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the surfaces.
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Bake the cakes in the center of the oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean.
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Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn them out onto a wire rack and let cool completely.
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Set 1 cake on a plate and spread with a thin layer of Caramel Frosting. Top with the second cake and spread with the remaining frosting.
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Garnish the cake with the pecan halves.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In4 hrs
Servings8
Health Score2
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