Cream Cheese Coconut Pecan Pound Cake Food

PECAN SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan. Sprinkle pecans on bottom of pan; set aside. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda into a medium bowl; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream. Pour batter over pecans in prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 75 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• To prepare the glaze: In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, orange juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Drizzle over cake while still warm.

CREAM CHEESE COCONUT PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Grease and flour a 12 cup tube or bundt pan.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears.
• Sift together flour and salt; add to butter mixture.
• Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition.
• Stir in vanilla, pecans, and coconut.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup tube pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

COCONUT PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, 2 cups sugar, oil and 2 teaspoons extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk just until moistened. stir in coconut and pecans. , Spoon into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the water, butter and remaining sugar. Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; add remaining extract. , Slowly pour hot syrup over hot cake. Cool in pan for 4 hours before removing to a serving plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

CREAM CHEESE COCONUT PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow disappears.
• Sift together 3 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoons salt; add to butter mixture alternately with bourbon, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat batter at low speed until blended after each additioin. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, toasted pecans, and shredded coconut. Pour batter into a greased and floured 12 cup tube pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rach 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
• Stir together 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoons vanilla until smooth, adding another 1 tbsp milk, if necessary, for desired consistency.
• Place completely cooled cake on serving place or cake stand; spoon glaze evenly over cake.

CREAM CHEESE BOURBON PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Grease and flour a 12 cup tube or bundt pan.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears.
• Sift together flour and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with bourbon, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition.
• Stir in vanilla and pecans.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup tube pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

CREAM CHEESE COCONUT-PECAN POUND CAKE W/ BROWN SUGAR-PRALINE GLA

Steps:

• FOR THE CAKE:.
• Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10" (12-cup) tube pan.
• Bake pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet 5 - 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant. (This can be done in a microwave-safe plate in 1 minute increments until the nuts are 'roasted'. Stir every minute for about 3 - 4 minutes total, allowing to sit 5 minutes.).
• Beat softened butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow dissappears after each addition.
• Sift together flour and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with bourbon, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in coconut, vanilla and toasted pecans. Pour into a prepared tube pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 - 15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack; cool completely (about 1 hour). Invert completely cooled pound cake onto a serving plate or cake stand; spoon either Brown Sugar-Praline Glaze or Powdered Sugar Glaze over the top.
• BROWN SUGAR-PRALINE GLAZE.
• Melt butter in a 1 quart saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar and corn syrup; cook 1 minute. Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla; whisk until creamy (about 2 minutes). Remove from heat and immediately pour all glazing mixture over cooled cake in a circular motion. Cut cake with a serrated knife. Makes 1 cup.
• ALTERNATE POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE.
• Stir together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth, stirring in up to 1 tablespoon additional milk, if necessary, for desired consistency. Pour all glazing mixture over cooled cake. Makes 1 cup.

COCONUT PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Add liquid ingredients.
• Beat to blend well.
• Fold in pecans and coconut.
• Pour batter into greased and floured bundt pan.
• Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until tests done.
• Let cake cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.
• Pour glaze over warm cake.

PECAN CREAM POUND CAKE WITH THE BEST PECAN CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients to room temperature. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan; set aside.
• "Creaming" is a very important step in most cakes, especially pound cakes, so take care to follow these instructions carefully: In a large bowl or stand mixer beat butter at medium speed for 1 minute. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed, until light, fluffy and
• very pale yellow in color (about 5 minutes). When the mixture has almost doubled in size,
• everything's been properly creamed.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl; set aside.
• Combine sour cream, half-and-half and extracts then mix well; set aside.
• Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream mixture to mixing bowl with butter/sugar, mixing at low speed until combined, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan, then invert onto a serving plate. Frost with THE BEST Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting. Cover and refrigerate up to 4-5 days. Allow cake to come to room temperature before serving for best results.
• OPTIONAL but completely, totally and absolutely worth it: Toast pecans in a large skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant and slightly browned. Remove pecans from skillet to cool completely.
• Allow cream cheese and butter to come to room temperature and soften.
• Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until creamy and well combined.
• Add vanilla extract, salt and powdered sugar then continue mixing on low speed until smooth and creamy.
• Fold in pecans.
• Frost cake then refrigerate to store. Allow frosted cake to set out a few hours before serving if possible for the best taste!