pecan wine cake
I found this recipe in the Ultimate Italian magazine. It is very dense and moist. Warm it up just slightly and sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar on top!! thats all it needs. I also served it with whip cream, but liked the powdered sugar better. You'll love it!!!
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Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 4 - eggs
- 3 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mace (i didn't have mace so i used allspice, or you could use nutmeg)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups fruity white wine (the recipe calls for wines like viansa frescolina tocai or imbianco barbera blanc) i used mascato
- 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
How To Make pecan wine cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 300 degrees. grease and lightly flour a 9 inch tube pan. In a medium bowl, stir together brown and granulated sugars. set aside.
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Step 2In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on med. to high speed for 30 seconds. Add half of the sugar mixture. beat on high speed about 6 minutes or until nice and smooth. scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
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Step 3In another large bowl. beat eggs with a wire whisk about 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Gradually whisk the remaining sugar mixture into beaten eggs. Continue whisking until mixture becomes smooth and creamy. Add egg mixture to butter mixture, whisking until smooth.
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Step 4In another bowl stir together flour, mace (or alspice or nutmeg) and salt.Alternately add flour mixture and wine to butter mixture, beating with a wooden spoon after each addition. Stir in pecans. Pour batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Place pan on a baking sheet.
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Step 5Bake for 1 3/4 to 2 hours or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. remove cake from pan, cool completely on rack.
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Step 6Make-ahead tip: For best flavor, wrap and chill cake overnight before serving. Store in refridge. Do not freeze.
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