Best Louisiana Praline Cake Recipes

LOUISIANA PECAN PRALINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour over the pecans and raisins in a large bowl and toss lightly.
• Add baking powder and nutmeg to rest of flour and reserve.
• At this point I like to beat the egg whites to soft peaks and reserve. Then I proceed without washing the beaters. Cream butter and sugar in another bowl. Blend in egg yolks. Add flour and Praline Liqueur alternately, ending with flour. Blend well.
• Pour batter over the nuts and raisins. Mix well. Fold in beaten egg whites.
• Pour into prepared tube or Bundt pan. Bake in preheated oven for 3 hours. Remove from oven.
• Let stand 1 hour. Turn onto cake rack. You may wish to dust with powdered sugar for presentation.

LOUISIANA PRALINE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the oats and water; let stand for 15 minutes. Beat 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 cup sugar and 1 cup brown sugar; beating well. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Combine the flour, soda, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with the oat mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix at low speed after each addition until blended. Stir in 3/4 cup pecans.
• Pour into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar and the remaining 3 ingredients; spoon evenly over the top of the cake. Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat (with electric door partially opened) 2 minutes or until bubbly. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.