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Butter Pecan Pound Cake

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This luscious Butter Pecan Pound Cake is an exquisite treat, known for its moist texture and rich pecan flavor. Each bite reveals a fine crumb and a delightful blend of buttered pecans and brown sugar, making it a dessert that’s hard to resist.

Course: Desserts
Servings: 15 servings
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • For the Buttered Pecans:

  • 2½ cups whole pecans (285g)

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (14g)

  • Pinch of salt (optional)

  • For the Cake:

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened (339g)

  • 1 cup white sugar (200g)

  • 2 cups light brown sugar (400g)

  • 5 large eggs, room temperature

  • 3 cups cake flour (342g)

  • ½ teaspoon baking powder (2g)

  • ½ teaspoon salt (2g)

  • 1 cup sour cream (242g)

  • ⅓ cup milk (68g)

  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (12g)

  • 1½ cups finely chopped roasted pecans (165g)

  • For the Caramel Glaze:

  • ½ stick unsalted butter (57g)

  • 1 cup light brown sugar (217g)

  • ½ cup heavy cream (126g)

  • ½ teaspoon salt (2g)

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (4g)

  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup (18g)

Directions

  • Roast Pecans: Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter on a baking sheet, add 2 ½ cups of pecans, toss to coat, and bake for 6-8 minutes. Chop 1 ½ cups of the roasted pecans finely.
  • Prepare Cake: Grease and flour a tube pan. Preheat oven to 325°F. Whisk cake flour, salt, and baking powder together. Cream butter and sugars, then add eggs one at a time. Mix sour cream, milk, and vanilla. Alternate adding dry and wet ingredients to butter mixture. Fold in chopped pecans. Pour batter into the pan.
  • Bake: Bake for 60-70 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out to cool completely.
  • Make Glaze: Melt butter in a saucepan, add remaining glaze ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce to low, and simmer for 6 minutes. Let cool.
  • Assemble: Pour cooled glaze over the cooled cake. Top with remaining pecans.

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