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praline cake

praline cake

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Close-up of a caramel-bathed pecan praline cake

Pecan Cream Cheese
Praline Cake
with Caramel Glaze

1 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
14
Ingredients
Veg
Diet
This pecan praline cake is a rich, buttery American Southern-style dessert known for its dense crumb, nutty flavour, and moist texture. The cream cheese in it makes it amazingly soft, while the toasted pecans make it crunchy and aromatic. The warm caramel glaze poured on top makes it extra decadent and perfect for special occasions.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
1 ½ cupsPecans, chopped & toasted (reserve ½ cup for glaze)
1 ½ cupsButter (unsalted, softened)
225 gmCream cheese (softened)
3 cupsBrown sugar (firmly packed)
6Eggs (large, room temperature)
3 ¼ cupsCake flour
2 tspVanilla extract
½ cupToffee bits
1 ½ cupsHeavy cream (Glaze Ingredients)
¾ cupLight brown sugar (packed)
1 tbspLight corn syrup
1 ½ tspVanilla extract
a pinchSalt
½ cupToasted pecans (reserved)