PECAN SPICE LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Categories Mixer Citrus Dairy Egg Nut Dessert Bake Easter Wedding Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Make cake:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour cake pans, knocking out excess flour.
- Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into a large bowl.
- Beat together butter (1 1/2 sticks) and brown sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer (fitted with paddle attachment if using a stand mixer) at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and sour cream alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth. Mix in pecans until just combined.
- Spoon batter evenly into pans, smoothing tops, then rap pans once or twice to expel any air bubbles. Bake until pale golden and a wooden pick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pans on racks. Run a thin knife around edge of pans, then invert racks over pans and reinvert cakes onto racks to cool completely.
- Make frosting:
- Beat together cream cheese, butter, and zest in a bowl with clean beaters at medium-high speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Sift in confectioners sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined, then add lemon juice and beat at medium-high speed until frosting is smooth.
- Assemble and frost cake:
- Halve each cake layer horizontally with a long serrated knife using a gentle sawing motion. Put 1 layer, cut side up, on a cake stand or large plate and spread with about 3/4 cup frosting. Stack remaining cake layers, spreading about 3/4 cup frosting on each layer and ending with top cake layer cut side down. Spread top and side of cake with remaining frosting (about 3 1/2 cups) and coat side of cake with pecans (1 1/3 cups), gently pressing to help them adhere.
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Attaurrahman Attaurrahman
attaurrahman.a@gmail.comI'm not a fan of cream cheese frosting, but this frosting is amazing! It's not too sweet and it pairs perfectly with the moist cake.
Iiyambo Matama
iiyambom90@gmail.comThis cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. I love that I can use different colors of food coloring to make it festive for any occasion.
Krys Lamons
k-lamons13@gmail.comI made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he's ever had. The cake was moist and flavorful and the frosting was creamy and delicious.
Johnny Bush
b-j@gmail.comThis cake is absolutely delicious! The layers are so moist and the frosting is to die for. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone.
Paul_Melvin _
p__@yahoo.comI've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. The cake is moist and flavorful and the frosting is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
Bijay Jr Oli
o77@yahoo.comThis cake is very time-consuming to make, but it's definitely worth the effort. The cake is moist and flavorful and the frosting is rich and creamy.
MD Hakar
md-hakar48@hotmail.co.ukI made this cake for my daughter's birthday and it was a big hit! The cake was moist and flavorful and the frosting was creamy and delicious.
Kiara Aiawa
kiara_aiawa@yahoo.comThis cake is a bit dense, but I still enjoyed it. The frosting is very rich and creamy, so a little goes a long way.
Shodipo Razzak
razzak_s@yahoo.comI'm not a fan of cream cheese frosting, but this frosting is amazing! It's not too sweet and it pairs perfectly with the moist cake.
Mohammad Nadeem
n.mohammad24@yahoo.comThis cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. I love that I can use different colors of food coloring to make it festive for any occasion.
MALIK G
g_m14@yahoo.comI made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he's ever had. The cake was moist and flavorful and the frosting was creamy and delicious.
Shabbir Jan
j@yahoo.comThis cake is absolutely delicious! The layers are so moist and the frosting is to die for. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone.
Aracely Hernandez
hernandez-aracely@gmail.comI've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. The cake is moist and flavorful and the frosting is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. I love that I can make it ahead of time and it still tastes fresh the next day.
Sanduni Sathsarani
s-sathsarani@aol.comThis cake is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's definitely worth the effort. The layers are so moist and flavorful and the frosting is rich and creamy. It's the perfect cake for a special occasion.
Fariya Gaming10
gaming10f29@hotmail.comI made this cake for my son's birthday and it was a huge success! He loved the funfetti layers and the frosting was to die for. I'll definitely be making this cake again for future celebrations.
Hoda Habashy
h_h15@yahoo.comThis cake is so beautiful and festive! I love the layers of different colors and the pecans add a nice crunch. It's also very tasty - not too sweet and the cream cheese frosting is the perfect complement.
Gamer Khan
k-gamer@hotmail.comI'm not a baker, but this recipe was easy to follow and the cake turned out perfectly. The layers were moist and fluffy and the frosting was creamy and delicious.
Riz ESCOTON
escoton38@gmail.comThis cake was a hit at my holiday party! Everyone loved the moist, flavorful cake and the tangy cream cheese frosting. I'll definitely be making this again.