Pecan Cake With Praline Glaze

Categories: Cake, Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup Bourbon
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
• Praline Glaze:
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup pecan halves

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine raisins and bourbon; stir well; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.

3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4. In another mixing bowl, combine flour, and next 3 ingredeints; add dry mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

5. Mix well after each addition; fold in pecans and raisin mixture.

6. Pour batter into a greased/floured 10-inch tube pan.

7. Bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until pick comes out clean.

8. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack.

9. To make glaze: combine first 4 glaze ingredients to a saucepan.

10. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234°).

11. Remove from heat and stir in pecans; immediately drizzle over cake.

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