Best 7 Southern Praline Cake Recipes

SOUTHERN PRALINE PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9 or 10 inch Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine the cake mix with the frosting, eggs, oil, water and 1/2 of the pecan pieces. Mix until combined.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 of pecans in the prepared Bundt pan then pour in the cake batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

SOUTHERN PECAN PRALINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick baking spray.
• Place the cake mix, coconut frosting, eggs, oil and water in a large mixing bowl. Use a hand held or your stand mixer and mix well to combine everything. Add the pecans and mix again.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the cake pulls away from the sides. Set aside to cool on a wire cooling rack.
• To make the praline topping, combine the butter and sweetened condensed milk in a small saucepan and stir until the butter is melted. Add the pecans and mix well. Pour over the cooled cake and serve.
• RECIPE NOTES.
• Southern Pecan Praline Cake keeps well covered in the fridge for approximately one week, or you can wrap it well in foil and store in a large ziplock bag in your freezer for up to two months.
• *To roast pecans, spread them out in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes.

SOUTHERN PECAN PRALINE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour three nine-inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the butter with both granulated sugar and light brown sugar until very light and fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the batter alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry mixture. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake in the center of the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the layers comes out clean. Cool layers in their pans over a rack for ten minutes, then loosen and turn out layers directly onto racks for cooling. Cool layers thoroughly before icing.
• For the icing, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, then stir in granulated sugar and light brown sugar. (Sugars will not dissolve).
• In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the evaporated milk until smooth, then whisk this mixture into the saucepan with the sugar mixture. Return saucepan to a medium heat setting and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick, shiny and caramel-like, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and pecans.
• Cool icing to a good spreading consistency (about 30 minutes), then spread evenly between cooled cake layers and over the top and sides of the cake.

SOUTHERN PRALINE CAKE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Grease and flour three nine-inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350°F Cream the butter with both granulated sugar and light brown sugar until very light and fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the batter alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry mixture. Stir in the vanilla extract. Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake in the center of the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the layers comes out clean. Cool layers in their pans over a rack for ten minutes, then loosen and turn out layers directly onto racks for cooling. Cool layers thoroughly before icing. For the icing, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, then stir in granulated sugar and light brown sugar. (Sugars will not dissolve). In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the evaporated milk until smooth, then whisk this mixture into the saucepan with the sugar mixture. Return saucepan to a medium heat setting and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick, shiny and caramel-like, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and pecans. Cool icing to a good spreading consistency (about 30 minutes), then spread evenly between cooled cake layers and over the top and sides of the cake.

SOUTHERN PECAN PRALINE SHEET CAKE RECIPE - (3.4/5)

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350°. Grease or spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. In a mixing bowl, combine all the cake ingredients except for the chopped pecans. Mix well. Add chopped pecans and stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Butter Pecan Glaze: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add condensed milk and stir. Heat thoroughly, then add chopped pecans. Stir again to combine and remove from heat. Spoon sauce over individual slices of cake or spread over the entire cake (much easier).

SOUTHERN PRALINE RUM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• 2. Grease and flour a 12-cup tube pan.
• 3. Sprinkle pecans evenly into pan.
• 4. In mixer bowl, at low speed, cream butter and 3/4 cup dark brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring after each addition.
• 5. Combine cake mixr and cornstarch in a medium bowl.
• 6. Add dry mixture, alternately with heavy cream; mixing well.
• 7. Stir in 1/2 cup spiced rum and the vanilla extract.
• 8. Pour evenly into prepared tube pan.
• 9. Bake for 50 minutes or until cake tester, inserted deeply into cake, comes out clean.
• 10. Cool in pan for 15 minutes; then turn out onto serving plate.
• 11. To make glaze, in a small saucepan, over low-medium heat; melt butter.
• 12. Add water and 1/2 cup dark brown sugar.
• 13. Stir and watch glaze constantly; when it comes to a boil, remove from heat.
• 14. Add 1/4 cup spiced rum.
• 15. With fork, poke holes all over top of cake.
• 16. Using pastry brush, smooth glaze all over cake.
• 17. Serve or cover tightly with foil until ready to be served.

SOUTHERN PRALINE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 2. Butter and flour three nine inch round baking pans, then set aside.
• 3. Cream the butter until creamy, add the sugars and cream further. Add eggs one at a time waiting for previous added egg to be fully incorporated into mixture. Scrape in between additions. Cream until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract.
• 4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add one fourth of the flour and combine, and then add a third of the milk and combine. Repeat with flour and milk until all is incorporated. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans.
• 5. Divide the batter evenly into the prepared pans and place in the oven. Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes or until the center bounces back when gently pressed or an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• 6. Let sit for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Let cool.
• 7. For the icing, melt the butter in a saucepan.
• 8. Remove from heat and add the sugars, stir to combine.
• 9. Next add egg yolks and evaporated milk. Stir until mixed well then place back over medium heat and allow to thicken stirring constantly until nice and creamy. Add vanilla and pecans and set aside to cool for 30 minutes before icing cake.