Praline Pumpkin Torte

Praline Pumpkin Torte
Praline Pumpkin Torte is a vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 405 calories, 5g of protein, and 16g of fat. A mixture of vanilla, powdered sugar, pumpkin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 35
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Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms of pans with cooking parchment. In a heavy 1- to 2-quart pan over low heat, stir brown sugar, butter, and 3 tablespoons whipping cream until melted and blended, about 5 minutes.
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Pour half the brown sugar mixture into each of the cake pans.
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Sprinkle 3/4 cup chopped pecans evenly into pans.
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In a bowl, with a spoon, beat eggs, granulated sugar, and oil until well blended. Stir in pumpkin and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt to blend.
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Whisk dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture until well blended.
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Pour half the batter into each of the pans; smooth top.
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Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
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Let cool in pans on racks about 5 minutes, then invert onto racks and remove pans and paper.
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Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
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Up to 6 hours before serving, in a bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat remaining 1 3/4 cups whipping cream until soft peaks form. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla just until blended. Set one cake layer, pecan praline side up, on a serving platter.
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Spread two-thirds of the whipped cream mixture over the top. Set second layer, praline side up, on top. Cover with remaining whipped cream mixture.
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Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chopped pecans.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings12
Health Score3
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