Glazed Pecan Raisin Cake Food

GLAZED PECAN-RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a nonstick Bundt pan (12-cup capacity), tapping out excess flour; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, nutmeg, and baking powder; set aside.
• In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add brandy; beat until combined. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until combined (do not overmix). Fold in pecans and raisins.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake until cake has pulled away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in top comes out clean, 1 1/2 hours. Immediately invert onto a wire rack, and let cool completely.
• Set rack with cake over a rimmed baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners sugar and orange juice until smooth. Drizzle cake with glaze.

EASY RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
• In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
• In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.

GLAZED PECANS

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in a large skillet.
• Stir over medium heat until butter is melted.
• Add pecans and cook, stirring constantly, for 5-7 minutes. Make sure pecans are all coated evenly.
• Spread pecans in single layer on parchment paper and cool completely.

BUTTER PECAN GLAZE

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat for 4-6 minutes or until golden brown. Stir in sugar and corn syrup; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; gradually stir in cream. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cook until sauce begins to thicken. Remove from the heat. Stir in pecans and vanilla. Serve warm over ice cream.,

GLAZED RAISIN SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Place raisins in a bowl; cover with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup liquid; set raisins and liquid aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved raisin liquid. Fold in raisins. Pour into a greased 15x10x -in. baking pan., Bake at 375° for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients. Pour over warm cake and spread evenly. Cool before cutting.

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.

GLAZED PEAR AND PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9-inch baking pan. Dust pan with flour. Using electric mixer, beat 2 cups sugar with eggs, oil and vinegar in large bowl at high speed until very thick, about 4 minutes. Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup dry ingredients; mix remaining dry ingredients into egg mixture. Toss pears, pecans and dried pears with reserved dry ingredients to coat. Mix into batter. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, combine remaining 2 cup sugar, pear nectar and whipping cream in heavy small saucepan. Stir over high heat until sugar dissolves. Boil until thick, about 20 minutes. Spoon 1/2 cup glaze over hot cake. Let cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover cake and let stand at room temperature. Cover remaining glaze and chill.)
• Rewarm glaze in heavy small saucepan over low heat. Cut cake into squares. Spoon glaze over and serve.

SOUTHERN PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
• Mix butter, milk, coconut milk, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly mix into the milk mixture. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake cakes in the preheated oven until tops are golden yellow and spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Prepare frosting while cakes are baking. Combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter, egg yolks, and flour in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken. Add vanilla and stir for 1 minute. Pour in pecans; cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Remove frosting from heat and let cool. Remove cakes from the oven and set aside to cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Place 1 cooled cake layer on a serving plate. Cover with some of the cooled frosting. Top with the second cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.