chocolate praline layer cake
This recipe was clipped out of a Birmingham, Al. news paper in 1960 by my mother. Just found it tucked away in a cookbook. Baked it last week and it is very,very good. Family loved it.Finding this cookbook of my mothers is a real treasure for me. Especially the hand written ones.
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
yield
10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3/4 cup pecans, in pieces
- 1 box duncan hines devil 's food cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 - eggs
- TOPPING
- 1 3/4 cups whippind cream
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- - whole pecans if desired
- - chocolate curls if disired
How To Make chocolate praline layer cake
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Step 1CAKE:
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Step 2In small,heavy saucepan, combine butter,1/4 cup whipping cream and brown sugar. Cook over low heat just until butter is melted,stirring occasionally.Pour into two 9-or 8- inch round cake pans; sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans.
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Step 3In large bowl,combine cake mix,water,oil,and eggs,beat at low speed until moistened; beat two min.at highest speed.Carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture.
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Step 4Bake on 325 degrees for 35 to 45 min. until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 min. Remove from pans,cool completely.
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Step 5FILLING:
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Step 6In medium bowl beat 1 3/4 cups whipping cream,confectioner sugar,and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. To assemble cake place 1st layer on cake plate,praline side up. Spread with 1/2 of whipped cream. Top with 2nd layer, praline side up; spread top with remaining whipped cream. Garnish with pecan halves and chocolate curls if desired. Store in refrigerator.
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