Chocolate Pecan Layer Cake
Recipe: #16406
December 19, 2014
"A box mix cake from easy to bake easy to make cards. Really pretty, really rich."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (265.3 g)
- Calories 938.3
- Total Fat - 51.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 18 g
- Cholesterol - 143.2 mg
- Sodium - 379.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 120.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 108 g
- Protein - 7.1 g
- Calcium - 67.8 mg
- Iron - 2.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Grease two 9 inch pans.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 3
Combine cake mix, eggs, water and oil.
Step 4
Bake 25 minutes.
Step 5
Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, 2/3 cup whipping cream and butter in sauce pan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer stirring constantly for 1 minute. Cool to room temperature.
Step 6
Drizzle 2 tablespoons sauce over each layer.
Step 7
Place remaining sauce in bowl. Add powdered sugar. Beat on high til smooth, 3 minutes. Add enough whipping cream for spreading consistancy.
Step 8
Place 1 layer on plate. Spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Step 9
Top with second layer. Spread top and side with remaining frosting. Arrange pecan halves on top.
Tips
No special items needed.