Bourbon Praline Cake

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Total Time:
2 hr 10 min
Prep
40 min
Inactive
30 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

For the Praline Layer:

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups pecans, toasted

For the Cake:

  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan, then line the bottom and sides with parchment paper and butter the paper. Wrap the outside of the pan with foil.

Make the praline layer: Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the brown sugar, corn syrup, kosher salt and vanilla. Spread in the prepared pan and scatter the pecans on top; set aside.

Make the cake: Whisk the flour, baking soda, nutmeg and fine salt in a large bowl. Whisk the buttermilk and bourbon in another bowl.

Beat the butter and granulated sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 10 minutes. With the mixer on low, beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, starting and ending with flour. Fold in the pecans.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a rack, 30 minutes. Remove the springform ring, invert the cake onto a plate and remove the paper. Serve with ice cream.

Photograph by Marcus Nilsson

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  • on March 21, 2012

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    I totally agree with the reviewer before me...the praline top was too heavy and the cake didn't have much flavor. Good thing nutmeg was added or the cake wouldn't have ANY flavor! I also bake lots of cake but this one "didn't take the cake!"

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  • on February 27, 2012

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    Preparation is simple, but the result is awful. The praline top is way too heavy for the cake. It was really gooey for my taste. The cake crumbled down completely ! And had no real flavor to it. I make cakes, but wanted to try this recipe since it sounded delicious. Not doing it again !

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  • on February 26, 2012

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    It took 1.5 hours to reach doneness in my oven. The finished product was disappointing. The cake part was soft but not as flavorful as I would have liked. The topping was too heavy on pecans. Won't be making it again.

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