Simple Pecan Pound Cake

Name: Simple Pecan Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup cake flour (Whole wheat flour for chewy texture); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 cup plain yogurt or 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup pecans, chopped; 12 pecan halves; 1 tablespoon honey (optional)

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cake flour (Whole wheat flour for chewy texture)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup plain yogurt or 1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pecans, chopped
12 pecan halves
1 tablespoon honey (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350; Combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon, set aside.
2

Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
3

Add in eggs into the butter mixture, then add in yogurt, vanilla extract and flour mixture. Mix well.
4

Add in pecans.
5

Pour the mixture into loaf pan or into muffin cups. Bake for an hour if using loaf pan; 30 minutes for muffin cups. Place pecan halves on top of each muffin or line them into pattern on top of the loaf.
6

10 minutes before end time, brush some honey on the top for coating.