Best 5 Nana JosÉs Chocolate Pecan Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful Nana Joss Chocolate Pecan Cake, a classic Southern dessert that combines rich chocolate and crunchy pecans into a moist and flavorful masterpiece. This decadent cake features layers of moist chocolate cake, filled with a sweet and nutty pecan filling, and topped with a luscious chocolate ganache. Alongside this classic cake, discover variations that cater to different dietary preferences and tastes, including a gluten-free version, a vegan version, and a low-carb version. Each recipe offers a unique twist on the original, ensuring there's a perfect cake for every occasion and palate.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

OLD SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE PECAN SHEET CAKE



Old Southern Chocolate Pecan Sheet Cake image

I received this recipe from an old Southern cook, a copy of a copy of a typed-up sheet from long ago, annotated with her notes (which included the word oleo instead of margarine). I've never seen another chocolate cake recipe like it, which instructs the cook to heat part of the cake batter on the stove, and pour the cooked icing over a hot cake. The result is a wonderfully rich (yet surprisingly light) chocolate sheet cake topped with a cooked chocolate and pecan frosting. This cake has an incredible homemade taste, yet is foolproof! Will make you forget Duncan Hines®!

Provided by Leslie41

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup water
½ cup vegetable shortening
½ cup margarine
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup butter
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch pan.
  • Mix 2 cups white sugar, flour, and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Combine water, vegetable shortening, margarine, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Pour liquid into flour mixture and stir well. Return saucepan to stove and set it aside.
  • Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in a large liquid measuring cup and stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Pour egg mixture into cake batter and mix until fully combined. Transfer batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake the cake in preheated oven until cake springs back when touched lightly with a finger or a tester comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
  • While cake is baking, prepare icing using reserved saucepan. Combine confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, butter, milk, vanilla, and pecans in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until hot but not boiling. Pour icing over hot cake immediately after it comes out of the oven. Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 324.8 calories, Carbohydrate 45.1 g, Cholesterol 24.3 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 185 mg, Sugar 35.7 g

CHOCOLATE PECAN CAKE



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What a cake! It's a moist and soft chocolate cake with a caramelized pecan icing. Pouring the icing over the warm cake makes it irresistible. This should definitely be served warm so the gooey frosting is at optimal gooeyness. Grab a glass of milk and enjoy.

Provided by Teresa Edwards

Categories     Chocolate

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 stick butter, softened
1 c sugar
4 eggs
1 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 can(s) Hershey's chocolate syrup, 16 oz
FOR CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
1 stick butter
1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 c sugar
1/3 c evaporated milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 c chopped pecans

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
  • 2. For the cake: Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • 3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • 4. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl.
  • 5. Add to creamed mixture, continuing to beat.
  • 6. Add vanilla and chocolate syrup to batter and mix well.
  • 7. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Just before cake is done, prepare frosting.
  • 8. For the frosting: Put butter, chocolate chips, sugar and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stirring ingredients together, boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • 9. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and nuts.
  • 10. Pour over warm cake.

FALLEN CHOCOLATE PECAN CAKE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup pecans (1-ounce)
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped fine
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch Process cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon Bourbon
4 egg whites, at room temperature
Scant 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 to 3 teaspoons powdered sugar

Steps:

  • 8-inch round spring form pan, 2 1/2 inches deep
  • Position oven rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat to 375. Spray the bottom and sides of the pan very lightly with vegetable oil spray.
  • In a clean dry food processor or blender, pulverize pecans and flour until the mixture resembles the texture of fine meal. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine chopped chocolate, cocoa, and 3/4 cup sugar. Add boiling water and whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Whisk in egg yolks and Bourbon. Set aside.
  • Combine egg whites with cream of tartar in a medium mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in remaining sugar and beat on high speed until stiff but not dry. Whisk the flour and almonds into the chocolate mixture. Fold about one quarter of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it. Fold in the remaining egg whites. Scrape batter into prepared pan; level the top if necessary.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick or wooden skewer plunged into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Cool in the pan, on a wire rack. Cake will sink like a souffle and the top crust may be broken and uneven. Cooled cake may be covered and stored at room temperature or in the refrigerator one day ahead or frozen up to two months.
  • To unmold and serve: Detach the cake from the pan by sliding a small knife around the sides of the cake, pressing close to the sides of the pan. Release the spring and remove the pan sidesif the cake edges crack or break, do not eat or discard the pieces! Leave the cake on the bottom of the springform and transfer it to a serving dish. Gently replace any broken crust pieces. Sieve powdered sugar very lightly over the top to highlight the uneven surface and give the cake a rustic and appetizing appeal!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179 calorie, Fat 6.4 grams, SaturatedFat 29 grams, Cholesterol 42.4 milligrams, Carbohydrate 30.2 grams, Protein 4.2 grams

CHOCOLATE PECAN FUDGE CAKE



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a great cake for desserts, or birthday partys!delisious and moist

Provided by millie100

Time 1h35m

Yield Makes Cake

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • grease 3 tins, sift flour, cocoa, baking powder in a bowl. add butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat for 2 mins till smooth and paler colour. Divide the mixture into tins and bake at 180 celcius for 25 min roughly ( until risen) then leave to cool
  • for filling whip cream, of use squirty cream. roughly chop the nuts. Place one cake and spread with quater of cream and some nutella. scatter with half the nuts, and then spread with another quater of cream and place the second cake on top. cover this cake the same, and then place 3rd cake ontop.
  • for icing break chocolate and place in saucepan with butter and milk and heat gently til melted, remove from heat and beat in icing sugar. Leave to cool then spread over top of cake.
  • scatter grated white chocolate ontop and decorate with strawberrys ( optional)

DARK CHOCOLATE PECAN CAKE



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Made in a single loaf pan, this doubly good chocolate cake has a nutty praline layer and two layers of fluffy whipped cream. This is the only cake my husband really likes. -Laura Draper, Garfield, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
BATTER:
2 tablespoons shortening
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons beaten egg
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons cake flour
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons water
TOPPING:
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: Chocolate curls and chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Line a 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pan with parchment; coat with cooking spray. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in brown sugar and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Pour into prepared pan. Top with pecans. Cover and refrigerate., In a small bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with water. Beat just until combined. , Pour over pecans. Bake at 325° until a toothpick comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely in pan., In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Remove cake from pan; split into two horizontal layers. Place bottom cake layer, nut side up, on a serving plate. Spread with half of the topping. Top with remaining layer and topping. If desired, garnish with chocolate curls and chopped pecans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 669 calories, Fat 40g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 126mg cholesterol, Sodium 428mg sodium, Carbohydrate 73g carbohydrate (49g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

Tips:

  • To ensure the cake bakes evenly, preheat the oven to the correct temperature before placing the batter in.
  • Use room temperature ingredients for the cake batter. This will help the ingredients blend together more smoothly.
  • Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting set properly.
  • Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Conclusion:

Nana Joss' Chocolate Pecan Cake is a delicious and decadent dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The cake is moist and chocolatey, with a rich pecan filling and a creamy chocolate frosting. It is easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a novice, this cake is sure to be a hit.

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