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Texas Praline Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Texas Praline Cake

17 ingredients 20 min + 55 min 1 - 10 inch tube cake openrecipes
Texas Praline Cake

"Howdy Ya'll. Ready for some darn good cake? This tasty pecan cake has the subtle flavors of chocolate and coffee, and is frosted with a rich brown sugar whipped cream. This cake prefers Texas pecans!"

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1118
Calories
24g
Protein
55g
Fat
130g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pecans 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) 196
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

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

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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