Caramel Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    3 cups sugar
    1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    6 large eggs
    8 ounces sour cream
    1/4 teaspoon baking soda
    3 cups cake flour
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon almond extract
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    ICING
    2 1/2 cups sugar
    1 large egg, beaten
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    3/4 cup evaporated milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1/4 teaspoon almond extract
    1 dash salt
    chopped pecans
Preparation
    cream butter, add sugar and fresh lemon juice.
    cream until light and fluffy --
    add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
    combine baking soda to sour cream; sift flour twice with salt.
    turn mixer onto low speed and alternately add sour cream and flour to batter.
    add flavorings --
    pour batter into a greased and floured bundt or tube pan.and bake at 325* for 1 1/2 hours.
    to prepare icing:.
    in a heavy saucepan, mix 2 cups sugar, beaten egg, butter and milk --
    put on low fire and let come to a slow boil --
    in a small black iron skillet, melt remaining 1/2 cup sugar and let cook until brown and runny.
    add this to sugar mixture and continue to cook until the temperature reaches the soft ball stage.238*.
    you must cook this slowly to prevent the milk from scorching.
    remove from fire and let cool slightly.; then add salt and flavorings.
    beat until icing reaches a spreading consistency.
    ice on cooled cake.
    sprinkle top with chopped pecans.

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