Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake

Chocolate bourbon pecan cake chocolatey cake with brown sugar buttercream infused with bourbon and pecans.

Chocolate bourbon pecan cake.

A new layer cake recipe by our contributor tessa huff. Add the bourbon to the chocolate mixture then fold the yolk and sugar mixture into the chocolate mixture. Sprinkle chopped semisweet chocolate bar over top of cake. 2 1 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 2 teaspoon salt 1 2 cup bourbon 1 2 cup milk 1 1 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.

Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Frost top of cake with german chocolate icing and sprinkle chopped pecans on top. Press remaining 2 cups pecans into sides of cake. Deep into fall and stormy weather season i find myself searching for foods of comfort and decadence.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. 2 2 3 cups cake flour. Remove from pan to wire rack. Spread bourbon buttercream frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake sprinkling 1 4 cup pecans on top of frosting for each of the layers.

Cool completely about 1 hour. Place first cake onto serving platter. Mix flour with pecans and fold into chocolate mixture. Garnish with whole pecans and drizzle top with whiskey caramel sauce.

Using an electric mixer beat egg whites and half of the remaining sugar to form soft peaks then fold into chocolate mixture.