Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake Paula Deen Food

CHOCOLATE PECAN LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans and line them with parchment paper.
• Stir together the cocoa and boiling water until the cocoa dissolves.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat 2 sticks butter and 2 cups light brown sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for 1 minute more. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Beat in the flour mixture and the cocoa mixture in three alternating additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• Divide the batter between the pans. Bake until the center of the cake bounces back when gently pressed and a tester inserted in it comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool in their pans for 10 minutes, and then invert them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the filling: Combine 1 1/4 sticks butter, 1 1/3 cups light brown sugar, and milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in 3/4 teaspoon vanilla. Prick the cooled cakes all over with a toothpick. Spread half the filling on 1 cake layer. Top with the second layer and repeat.
• For the frosting: Melt 3/4 stick butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir in the dark brown sugar and cream. Bring the mixture to a simmer and transfer it to a mixing bowl. Add the confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until the frosting is a spreadable consistency. Add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, if the frosting is too thick. Frost the top of the cake and sprinkle with the chopped pecans. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. The cake will keep for 3 to 5 days.

BOURBON AND CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• To make the pastry: combine the flour, ground pecans, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and mix with a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pour in the ice water and work it in to bind the dough until it holds together without being too wet or sticky. Squeeze a small amount together, if it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch circle. Carefully roll the dough up onto the pin (this may take a little practice) and lay it inside a 9-inch pie pan. Press the dough into the pan so it fits tightly and trim the excess around the rim. Place the pie pan on a sturdy cookie sheet so it will be easy to move in and out of the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the filling: melt the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, remove from heat and let cool. Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl until frothy and then blend in the sugar. Stir in the syrup, vanilla, bourbon, salt, and the melted butter mixture until well blended.
• Arrange the pecans on the bottom of the pie crust and carefully pour the egg mixture over them. Bake until the filling is set and slightly puffed, about 45 minutes. Test for doneness by sticking a thin knife in the center of the pie, if it comes out pretty clean, you're good to go. Transfer the pie to rack and cool completely before cutting.

CHOCOLATE-BOURBON-PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In another bowl, whisk together the boiling water and cocoa; whisk until smooth.
• Whisk in the milk and vanilla; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy.
• Gradually add in brown sugar, beating at medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Add in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with cocoa mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Let cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove pans and cool completely on wire racks.
• Wrap and freeze cake layers 1 hour (this step enables you to split cake layers with ease).
• Make frosting--beat butter on medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• With mixer on low speed, gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating until blended.
• Add in 1/2 cup milk and vanilla, beating until blended.
• Gradually add remaining powdered sugar, beating until smooth.
• Remove 3 cups frosting, and place in a separate bowl; stir in pecans and 1 tablespoon milk (this will be used as filling).
• Add cocoa and remaining 1 tablespoon milk to frosting in mixing bowl, beating until blended.
• *Should have 3 cups pecan frosting (filling) and 1 3/4 cups chocolate frosting.
• Using a serrated knife, slice cake layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers.
• Brush cut side of each cake with bourbon.
• Spread pecan frosting between layers.
• Spread tops and sides of cake with chocolate frosting.
• For best flavor, cover and let stand at room temperature for 8-14 hours before serving.
• Garnish with pecan halves, as desired.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the salt, granulated sugar and 1 1/4 cups of the flour in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times. Add the butter and pulse until there are pea-size pieces. Add the ice water, a few tablespoons at a time, and pulse until the mixture barely comes together. Turn it out onto a piece of parchment paper and press into a disc. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly-dusted surface so it is large enough to fit into a 9-inch pie pan with a slight overhang. A little trick to make sure the pie crust is round: Roll out the dough from the center outward, like the rays of the sun. Place the dough in the pie pan and fold over the overhang to create a nice crust ¿ no need to cut off scraps. Pierce the base all over with a fork, line with foil and fill with baking weights or beans. Bake on the bottom rack of the oven for 12 minutes. Remove the foil and pie weights. Return the pie crust to the oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes to ensure the crust will be crisp. Allow to cool, about 30 minutes.
• Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Beat the brown sugar and eggs in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the coconut oil and remaining 2 tablespoons of flour and mix for another 2 minutes. Add the sorghum and bourbon and mix until combined. Finish by stirring in half of the pecans.
• Sprinkle the bottom of the crust with the chocolate chips and remaining pecans. Gently pour in the pie filling. Bake until the top is firm but the center is slightly gooey, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool on the counter for 4 hours or in the fridge for 2 hours before serving.

CHOCOLATE PECAN BOURBON CAKE (LOW FAT!)

Steps:

• Position oven rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat oven to 375°F
• Spray or grease the bottom and sides of an 8 x 2-1/2-in. springform pan lightly with vegetable oil spray.
• I used a regular round cake pan and it worked fine with a little flour sprinkled on top of the oil or butter, whichever you prefer to use.
• In a food processor or blender, pulverize pecans and flour until the mixture has the texture of fine meal.
• Set aside.
• Finely chop your 3 oz of chocolate.
• In a large bowl, combine chocolate, cocoa powder, and 3/4 cup sugar.
• Add boiling water; whisk until chocolate is melted.
• Whisk in egg yolks and bourbon.
• Set aside.
• Combine egg whites with cream of tartar in a medium-size bowl.
• Beat at medium speed until soft peaks form.
• Gradually sprinkle in remaining sugar and beat at high speed until the mixture is stiff but not dry.
• Whisk flour and pecans into chocolate mixture.
• Fold 1/4 of egg whites into chocolate mixture to lighten it, then fold in remaining egg whites.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• It will sink like a souffle, and the top crust may be broken.
• Cake may be stored at room temperature for one day before serving.
• To unmold and serve: Detach cake from the pan by sliding a small knife around the perimeter.
• Release the spring; remove the pan sides.
• Leave cake on the bottom of the pan and transfer it to a serving dish.
• Sieve powdered sugar very lightly over the top.
• Serve & enjoy with those you love!

SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl, or blender is how my mom always made pecan pies, beat eggs with fork. Add sugar, corn syrup, butter w/chocolate, vanilla, and Bourbon. Stir till well blended. This is why the blender is a great and easy idea.
• Pour into pie crust. Stir pecans into mixture, till all are incorporated, or all covered with goo :).
• Bake for 50-55 min, or when knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• *To toast pecans put into dry skillet on medium-high heat. shake skillet around till they become brown and fragant and you can really notice their color change. This will take about 7-10 minute.

CHOCOLATE PECAN BOURBON CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 10-inch angel food cake (tube) pan or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• In large bowl, beat all Cake ingredients except pecans with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in pecans. Pour into pan.
• Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1 ounce chocolate and 1 teaspoon butter over low heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in powdered sugar and water until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle cooled cake with Chocolate Glaze.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Melt chocolate squares in the microwave.
• Beat melted chocolate with brown sugar until thoroughly mixed.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Add corn syrup, bourbon, molasses, and salt.
• Check to see that there are no lumps--this mixture is sticky!
• Fold in pecan halves with a spatula.
• Pour into the pie shell and bake for ten minutes at 425. Lower oven temperature to 325 and back for about 30 minutes more, or until a knife comes out clean from the center.

BOURBON-PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• In medium size bowl, mix cherries, raisins and bourbon.
• Cover and refrigerate for 8-24 hour.
• Grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube pan.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Drain fruits, reserving bourbon.
• In small bowl, toss ¼ flour and pecans.
• In medium size bowl, mix remaining 2 ¼ cups flour with nutmeg, baking powder and salt.
• In large bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat butter until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar, ½ cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add eggyolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in 1 cup flour mixture.
• With mixer at medium speed, add ¼ cup reserved bourbon alternately with remaining 2 cups flour mixture, beating well each addition.
• Batter will be thick.
• In another large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted.
• Stir about ¼ beaten egg whites into batter and fold in remaining egg whites.
• Fold in cherries, raisins and nuts.
• Turn batter into prepared pan and bake about 1 ½ hours or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Remove cake from pan and brush remaining reserved bourbon.
• Drizzle glaze down sides.
• Cut candied cherries and pecans into quarters and garnish cake.
• NOTE: For stronger bourbon flavor, saturate piece of cheesecloth with additional bourbon.
• Wrap cake in cheesecloth then with foil or plastic wrap.
• Store in refrigerator in tightly covered container for 2-3 weeks.
• Unwrap cake, place on serving platter.
• Drizzle with glaze and garnish as desired.
• CONFECTIONER’S SUGAR GLAZE: In a small bowl, beat 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, 4 tsp milk and ¼ tsp vanilla extract until smooth.

NEW ORLEANS CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat the sugar, corn syrup, bourbon, eggs, butter, and salt together in a mixing bowl until smooth and creamy. Fold in the pecans and chocolate chips. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie crust. If desired, cover the edges of the pie with aluminum foil strips to prevent excessive browning.
• Bake in preheated oven until the center sets, about 50 minutes. Cool before serving.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN CAKE - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
• Melt the chocolate and butter in a small bowl over a double boiler.
• Remove from heat, and set pot aside leaving the bowl on top of pot.
• Whisk egg yolks and 1/2 of the sugar in a metal mixing bowl.
• Place bowl over slightly simmering water, and whisk until yolks reach 140ºF.
• Remove bowl from heat and beat egg and sugar mixture with an electric mixer to a ribbon stage.
• Add the Bourbon to the chocolate mixture, then fold the yolk and sugar mixture into the chocolate mixture.
• Mix flour with pecans and fold into chocolate mixture.
• Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites and the remaining sugar to form soft peaks, then fold into chocolate mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Allow cake to cool in pan and then place in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
• Once it's frozen, remove sides of springform pan.
• Invert cake onto a wire rack and remove bottom of springform pan.
• Prepare ganache by bringing heavy cream to a boil and pouring cream over chocolate chips in a bowl.
• Whisk until completely smooth.
• Set wire rack with cake on top of sheetpan.
• Pour warm lukewarm ganache over cake, coating cake completely, recoating if necessary.
• Gently jiggle wire rack to help drain excess ganache.
• Remove cake from wire rack with spatula and place on a serving plate.