Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ! I've been busy spending time with my family and haven't posted in awhile. I had all my children and grandchildren here with me for a week. There was lots of cooking, fun and laughter ! I am so blessed to have such a precious family. My daughter wanted me to post this cake recipe. I made this at Christmas and it was a big success!!
Praline Spice Cake
1 pkg. carrot cake mix
3 lg. eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup veg. oil
3 lg. carrots , grated
2 cups pecans, chopped and divided
1 ( 8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained
Grease 3 , 8 " round cakepans. Line with wax paper, set aside.
Beat first 4 ingredients at low speed 30 seconds, then beat at med. 2 min. Stir in carrots, 1 cup pecans and pineapple. Pour batter into pans.
Bake 20 - 22 min. 350
Cool completely on racks
Icing
2 ( 16 oz.) containers homestyle cream cheese frosting ( duncan hines)
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract.
1 cup pecans ( from amount above)
Combine ingredients. Frost cake.
Sprinkle Praline Crumbles over top of cake, and garnish sides with candied pecans.
Candied Pecans
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24 pecan halves
2/3 cup sugar
Coat a sheet of wax paper with cooking spray. Set aside.
Place sugar in a heavy skillet. cook over med heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, 5 to 10 min. or until sugar melts and turns light brown. Remove from heat. Work quickly, drop pecan halves a few at a time into sugar , turning to coat. Using fork, remove pecans to greased wax paper. Cool completely.
Praline Crumbles:
1 T. butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Melt butter in med. skillet over low heat. Add sugar, reduce heat. Cook until sugar melts. Stir in pecans. Cook until pecans are coated and sugar turns light brown. Pour onto wax paper. Cool, break into crumbles.Put on top of cake.
This cakes takes a lot of work, but is very good and moist !!!
Praline Spice Cake
1 pkg. carrot cake mix
3 lg. eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup veg. oil
3 lg. carrots , grated
2 cups pecans, chopped and divided
1 ( 8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained
Grease 3 , 8 " round cakepans. Line with wax paper, set aside.
Beat first 4 ingredients at low speed 30 seconds, then beat at med. 2 min. Stir in carrots, 1 cup pecans and pineapple. Pour batter into pans.
Bake 20 - 22 min. 350
Cool completely on racks
Icing
2 ( 16 oz.) containers homestyle cream cheese frosting ( duncan hines)
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract.
1 cup pecans ( from amount above)
Combine ingredients. Frost cake.
Sprinkle Praline Crumbles over top of cake, and garnish sides with candied pecans.
Candied Pecans
_______________-
24 pecan halves
2/3 cup sugar
Coat a sheet of wax paper with cooking spray. Set aside.
Place sugar in a heavy skillet. cook over med heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, 5 to 10 min. or until sugar melts and turns light brown. Remove from heat. Work quickly, drop pecan halves a few at a time into sugar , turning to coat. Using fork, remove pecans to greased wax paper. Cool completely.
Praline Crumbles:
1 T. butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Melt butter in med. skillet over low heat. Add sugar, reduce heat. Cook until sugar melts. Stir in pecans. Cook until pecans are coated and sugar turns light brown. Pour onto wax paper. Cool, break into crumbles.Put on top of cake.
This cakes takes a lot of work, but is very good and moist !!!
