Texas Praline Cake

Name: Texas Praline Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup white sugar; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 5 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans; 1 cup heavy cream, chilled; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed; 10 pecan halves (optional)

17 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup heavy cream, chilled
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed
10 pecan halves (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease just the bottom of a 10 inch tube pan.
2

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1 cup brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla. Dissolve the coffee crystals in water, and stir into the creamed mixture until blended. Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the batter until just incorporated. Fold in pecans. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
3

Bake for about 55 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack.
4

In a chilled bowl, stir together the heavy cream, salt, vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar so that the sugar is dissolved. Whip using chilled beaters until stiff. Run a knife around the outer edge of the cake in the pan, and tap it out onto a serving plate. Make sure cake is completely cool before frosting. Decorate with pecan halves if you like.