
Pillsbury Chocolate Praline Layer Cake
12
Servings
Servings
2h PT2H
Prep Time
Prep Time
35m PT35M
Cook Time
Cook Time
2h 35m
Ready In
Ready In
Recipe: #38735
May 18, 2022
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, 8 or 9 Inch, Dairy, Nuts/Seeds, Pecan, Southern, Entertaining, Cake Mix, Chocolate, Heavy Cream more
"Darlene Kossman liked this recipe it was from a Pillsbury bake off.made with a devil's food cake mix"
Original recipe yields 12 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (217.1 g)
- Calories 517.3
- Total Fat - 31.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.6 g
- Cholesterol - 299.4 mg
- Sodium - 449.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 30.7 g
- Protein - 11.8 g
- Calcium - 67.1 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step 1
Heat oven to 325 degrees.
Step 2
Butter and flour 2 9 inch round cake pans
Step 3
In a heavy saucepan
Step 4
Combine butter, 1/4 cup whipping cream and brown sugar.
Step 5
Cook over low heat just until butter is melted, stirring occasionally.
Step 6
Pour into two 9-inch round cake pans
Step 7
Sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans.
Step 8
In a large bowl
Step 9
Combine remaining cake ingredients at low speed until moistened
Step 10
Beat 2 minutes at high speed.
Step 11
Carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture around edges of pan
Step 12
Spoon remaining batter in center of pans.
Step 13
Bake at 325 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes, or until tests done.
Step 14
Cool 5 minutes
Step 15
Remove from pans and cool completely.
Step 16
In a small bowl
Step 17
Beat 1 1/4 cup whipping cream until soft peaks form.
Step 18
Blend in powdered sugar and vanilla
Step 19
Beat until stiff peaks form.
Step 20
To assemble cake, place 1 layer on serving plate, praline side up.
Step 21
Spread with half of whipped cream.
Step 22
Top with second layer, praline side up
Step 23
Spread top with remaining whipped cream.
Step 24
Garnish with pecan halves and chocolate curls.
Step 25
Store in refrigerator.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.