A Holiday Roasted Pecans Cake Recipe For You!

A Great gift for holidays is a homemade pecan cake. Face it, everyone loves cake, and when they’re homemade, you really can get it any better. Whip up one of these cakes made with Roasted Pecans and you’ll leave your relatives begging for the recipe!

Speaking of roasted pecans being used as ingredients in recipes, have you ever tasted a pecan spice cake with cream cheese frosting? There are no other words for it but delicious and luscious. It combines several traditional southern tastes: pecans, spices, and cream cheese frosting. So yummy! And can be either served at a family dinner or an elegant party.

CAKE:

• 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces and softened, plus additional for buttering pans

• 2 3/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 3/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

• 1 1/4 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar

• 3 large eggs at room temperature 30 minutes

• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cups sour cream

• 3 / 4 cup roasted pecans – finely chopped

FROSTING:

• 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

• 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened

• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest

• 3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar (from a 1-pound package)

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• 1 1/3 cups roasted pecans - finely chopped.

PREP: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350