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Pecan Walnut Upside Down Cake

This rich and decadent Pecan Walnut Upside Down Cake is more of a caramel dessert than just a cake. This cake is full of caramelized pecans and a layer of moist and fluffy cake on top.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 squares
Calories 330 kcal

Ingredients
 

For The Pecan Base

  • 1 cup Pecan, Roughly chopped
  • ½ cup Walnut, Roughly chopped
  • ¾ cup Brown sugar, Packed
  • ½ cup Butter
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

For The Cake

  • 2 Eggs, Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • ½ cup oil
  • ¼ cup Milk, Room temperature
  • ¾ cup Sour cream, Room temperature
  • 1½ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • 1½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

How To Make The Pecan Base

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Roughly chop pecans and walnuts, spread them on a baking sheet, and roast in the oven for about 10 minutes. Once you smell roasted nuts, remove them from the oven.
    1 cup Pecan, ½ cup Walnut
  • Grease a 9X9 inch square pan and set aside.
  • Put the butter, honey, and brown sugar in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the butter starts melting and the sugar dissolves.
    ¾ cup Brown sugar, ½ cup Butter, ¼ cup Honey
  • Once the sugar is dissolved, add the nuts, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and clove. Let this cook for 2-3 minutes. Pour this mixture into the pan and set it aside.
    ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon, ½ teaspoon Cardamom, ¼ teaspoon Salt

How To Make The Cake

  • Set the stand mixer on the paddle attachment. Mix eggs, vanilla extract, and sugar for a couple of minutes.
    2 Eggs, ¾ cup Sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • Add in the oil, and mix. Lower the speed and add milk and sour cream. Mix them all for one minute.
    ½ cup oil, ¼ cup Milk, ¾ cup Sour cream
  • In a separate bowl sift all dry ingredients, and add them to the above mixture.
    1½ cup All-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Using a large spoon, drop dollops of this mixture over the nut mixture. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
  • This cake will rise above the edges of the pan. This is fine and it will go done once the cake is removed from the oven.
  • Remove the cake from the oven, and let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes. While the cake is still hot, run a knife around the cake, flip the cake over a cooling rack and let it cool down completely

Nutrition

Calories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 3gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 208mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Pecan Cake, Pecan Upside Down Cake, Upside Down Cake
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