Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake

Deep into fall and stormy weather season i find myself searching for foods of comfort and decadence.

Chocolate bourbon pecan cake.

2 1 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 2 teaspoon salt 1 2 cup bourbon 1 2 cup milk 1 1 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Cool cake in pans on rack for 10 15 minutes. Ice complete cake with chocolate icing. Press remaining 2 cups pecans into sides of cake.

Add the bourbon to the chocolate mixture then fold the yolk and sugar mixture into the chocolate mixture. Spread bourbon buttercream frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake sprinkling 1 4 cup pecans on top of frosting for each of the layers. Chocolate bourbon pecan cake chocolatey cake with brown sugar buttercream infused with bourbon and pecans. Cool completely about 1 hour.

Using an electric mixer beat egg whites and half of the remaining sugar to form soft peaks then fold into chocolate mixture. Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Frost top of cake with german chocolate icing and sprinkle chopped pecans on top. Place second cake on top of first cake.

2 2 3 cups cake flour. A new layer cake recipe by our contributor tessa huff. Mix flour with pecans and fold into chocolate mixture. Place first cake onto serving platter.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.