Butter-Pecan-Pound-Cake

Butter Pecan Pound Cake

Posted on May 20, 2024

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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