Buttermilk Skillet Cake With Pecan Praline Topping Food

BUTTERMILK PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together sugar and butter- add eggs and beat well.
• Alternately add milk, soda and flour to above mixture- adding flour last.
• Add in Flavorings, and mix well.
• Grease tube pan.
• DO NOT FLOUR.
• Spread chopped nuts evenly on bottom of pan and pour batter over nuts.
• (nuts maybe omitted).
• Bake at 310 to 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
• Let cool slightly before removing from pan.

PECAN CAKE WITH PRALINE GLAZE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine raisins and bourbon; stir well; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In another mixing bowl, combine flour, and next 3 ingredeints; add dry mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Mix well after each addition; fold in pecans and raisin mixture.
• Pour batter into a greased/floured 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack.
• To make glaze: combine first 4 glaze ingredients to a saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234°).
• Remove from heat and stir in pecans; immediately drizzle over cake.