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Friday, May 1, 2015

Chocolate Pecan Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons margarine
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

  • 1 preheat the oven to 350ºf.
  • 2 grease a 9-inch springform pan. to prevent leaking use a tight fitting base or set the pan on a sheet of tin foil and firmly press foil up around the sides of the pan.
  • 3 insert and empty 14 oz can filled 3/4 full with dried beans into the center of the springform pan.
  • 4 melt the butter and margaring for the sauce in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  • 5 add the brown sugar and water, stir and bring to a boil.
  • 6 boil for about 3 min, stirring occasionally, until mixture is smooth and sauce like.
  • 7 coarsely chop 1/2 cup of the pecans and add to the brown sugar sauce.
  • 8 add the remaining pecans and mix well.
  • 9 turn into the prepared pan and press the pecans flat in a singly layer, and cool.
  • 10 beat the cup of butter for the cake with the sugar and vanilla in a large bowl, scraping down the sides occasionally, until light and fluffy.
  • 11 add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • 12 combine the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • 13 add the flour mixture and the sour cream to the butter mixer, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, beating on low speed until well combined.
  • 14 carefully spoon the batter into the pan, spreading gently over pecan mixture in an even layer.
  • 15 bake for 45-50 min or until tested clean.
  • 16 let stand in pan on a wire rack for 30 minute.
  • 17 run a knife around the inside and outside edges of the cake.
  • 18 remove the can of beans and invert the cake onto a serving platter/plate. do not remove the pan, let stand inverted for 2 minute.
  • 19 remove pan and replace any pecans that have come off the cake.
  • 20 cool completely, and serve.

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