Pecan pie is one of my favorite desserts over Thanksgiving, and I love cake, so why not combine the two?! This cake is full of fall flavors and a real treat on a grey afternoon.
How to Make This Pecan Pie Pound Cake Recipe
What is a pound cake?
A traditional pound cake gets it’s name form the weight of the ingredients to make the cake, one pound each of flour, sugar, butter and eggs. This is a simple basic cake recipe which you can then add more ingredients to, to make it your own. They are baked in a loaf tin and served in slices.
The Best Southern Pecan Pound Cake
This cake is unmistakably Southern. Made with pecans and brown sugar, this cake is rich and full of flavor and the texture is just to die for. The pecans are baked throughout the cake so there is flavor and texture in every bite.
A Pound Cake Recipe with Buttermilk
This pecan pie pound cake is wonderfully moist, thanks to the buttermilk incorporated into the recipe. The acid in the buttermilk tenderizes the gluten in the flour and produces a very fine crumb.
Why is my pound cake heavy?
Your pound cake my be heavy and dense if you have over mixed the flour, it rises in the oven, but sinks as soon as you pull it out. To avoid this, add the flour mixture last to your mixer, and stop mixing it when your flour is combined.
Top Tips To Make Pecan Pie Pound Cake
You can also bake this cake in a bundt pan. Be sure to grease your tins well and make a sling out of a strip of parchment so that the cake is easy to remove. Don’t fill the pan all the way to the top with the batter so that it has room to rise. Bake in a preheated oven for the best results. Let the cake cool completely before serving.
For More Cake Recipes:
Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling Oreo Poke Cake Velvet Chocolate Cake Recipe with Chocolate Ganache Icing (Chocolate Bundt Cake) Strawberry Buttermilk Cake Recipe
