Best Butterscotch Pecan Cake Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH-PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cakes: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, line with parchment, and coat parchment. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then add vanilla and rum. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 additions, alternating with buttermilk. Raise speed to medium-high, and beat for 2 minutes. Divide batter among pans.
• Bake cakes until golden brown and testers inserted in centers come out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer pans to wire racks, and let cool slightly. Invert cakes onto racks. Let cool.
• Make the frosting: Melt 1 stick butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until dark golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add brown sugar, cream, and salt, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly, and cook for 3 minutes. Transfer to a mixer bowl, and let cool.
• With machine running, add remaining butter, a few pieces at a time, and beat on low until incorporated. Raise speed to medium, and beat for 2 minutes. In another bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar on medium-high until fluffy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Add brown-butter mixture to cream cheese, and beat until smooth. Cover, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours (or overnight, beating on low speed before using).
• Make the butterscotch sauce: Mix sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat, and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and whisk in cream. Return to heat, and cook for 2 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• To assemble the cake: Trim tops of 2 cake layers and top and bottom of third (this will be the middle) to create flat exposed surfaces. Brush 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butterscotch sauce on cut sides. Let cool. Spread 1 cup frosting on 1 layer, then place middle layer on top, sauce side down. Spread 1 cup frosting on middle layer, then place third layer on top, sauce side down. Spread 1 cup frosting on top and sides. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Using an offset spatula, spread remaining frosting on top and sides of cake. Press chopped pecans on sides, and garnish top with halves. Transfer cake to a serving plate or cake stand. Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours (or up to 2 days, covered).

BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 10 to 12 cup bundt pan, or 2 6 cup loaf pans. I use flour no stick spray.
• 2. Combine first 5 ingredients in mixer and blend on slow for 30 seconds. Continue to mix on medium for 2 minutes. Be careful not over mix.
• 3. Mix in chips and pecans by hand. Spoon into baking pan and spread to level. Bake for 5-60 minutes or till tooth pick comes out clean.
• 4. Let cake cool in the baking pan for 20 minutes, then invert onto serving dish. While cake is cooling make the pour over icing.
• 5. In sauce pan combine chips and sweetened condensed milk, and warm over low heat till chips melt and mixture is smooth. Add vanilla and drizzle over cake while cake is still warm. Sprinkle top with chopped pecans and serve. This will get you rave reviews!

BUTTERSCOTCH-PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Drizzle 2 Tbsp. butter onto bottom of 8-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with 3 Tbsp. each dry pudding mix and nuts.
• Remove crescent dough from cans. (Do not unroll dough.) Cut each roll of dough into 8 slices. Gently pull each slice apart slightly. Place 8 slices, cut sides up, over nuts in pan. Drizzle with 2 Tbsp. butter; top with 3 Tbsp. dry pudding mix and 2 Tbsp. nuts. Repeat with remaining dough slices, butter, dry pudding mix and nuts.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Meanwhile, whisk cream cheese and milk in medium bowl until blended. Stir in sugar.
• Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto plate; drizzle with icing.

BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine brown sugar and 1 tablespoon flour in a small bowl.
• Lightly spoon 1-1/4 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine with granulated sugar, 1/3 cup pecans, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
• Combine milk, butter, and vanilla in a bowl; add to flour mixture.
• Stir just until moist.
• Spread batter into an 8-inch square baking pan; sprinkle with brown sugar mixture.
• Pour boiling water over batter (do not stir).
• Bake at 350' for 35 minutes or until pudding is bubbly and cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Serve warm with whipped topping.
• Garnish with pecans, if desired.