This Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake Recipe is really good. It's so dense, so buttery…and it is not overly sweet!
Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake
You can even have fun with it and serve the glaze in a small ramekin on the side and use it as a dipping sauce if you are feeling fancy! Or simply dunk your cake into a nice hot mug of coffee. Who says that it can't be served as a coffee cake?!
Just editing these pics makes me so hungry for this Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake, I really love pecans and I could practically taste them while looking at that gorgeous icing! Are you a fan of pecans? I am not quite sure that this recipe would work the same with an alternate nut, but I would really love to hear if you try a substitution!
This Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake was inspired by our Red Velvet Bundt Cake Recipe, and goes so well with this delicious Maple Cinnamon Latte for breakfast!
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Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake Recipe
Here are the ingredients you will need to make this Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake Recipe
Cake Ingredients:
- 2-¼ cups light brown sugar
- 1-½ cups melted butter
- 5 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
Pecan Glaze Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup half and half
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Directions for how to make our Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 and grease a Bundt pan.
In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in vanilla. Add sour cream and beat well. Beat in flour mixture just until combined. Pour batter in prepared pan.
Bake for 55-65 minutes or until center is set. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then flip onto a wire rack to cool completely.
To make glaze:
Add butter and pecans in a saucepan and heat on medium heat, stirring constantly for about 3-5 minutes until mixture begins to turn golden brown.
Watch carefully as it burns quick. Turn heat to low and add in sugar and vanilla and mix well.
Stir in heavy whipping cream until you have a drizzling consistency.
Drizzle glaze onto cake and let stand until set.
Slice and serve.
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Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2-¼ cups brown sugar
- 1-½ cups melted butter
- 5 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup half and half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a Bundt pan.
- In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in vanilla. Add sour cream and beat well. Beat in flour mixture just until combined. Pour batter in prepared pan.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes or until center is set. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then flip onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make glaze:
- Add butter and pecans in a saucepan and heat on medium heat, stirring constantly for about 3-5 minutes until mixture begins to turn golden brown. Watch carefully as it burns quick. Turn heat to low and add in sugar and vanilla and mix well. Stir in heavy whipping cream until you have a drizzling consistency.
- Drizzle glaze onto cake and let stand until set.
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