Pecan Pie Snack Cake

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Pecan Pie Snack Cake

Recipe by SMDifficulty: Easy
Servings

9

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

36

minutes

This Pecan Pie snack cake is so delicious! The Spice cake is super moist. Frost with maple buttercream and top off with pecan pie topping! A must save for Thanksgiving.

Ingredients

  • Spice Cake:

  • Dry:
    * 1 1/3 cup flour
    * 1 tsp baking powder
    * 1/2 tsp baking soda
    * 1 tsp ground cinnamon
    * 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
    * 1/4 tsp ground ginger
    Wet:
    * 1/2 cup granulated sugar
    * 1/3 cup brown sugar
    * 2 large eggs, room temp
    * 1/4 cup vegetable oil
    * 1/3 cup applesauce
    * 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temp
    * 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • Pecan Pie Topping:

  • * 6 tbsp unsalted butter
    * 1/2 cup light brown sugar
    * 1/4 cup honey
    * 2 tbsp heavy cream
    * 1 tsp vanilla
    * 1 cup chopped pecans

  • Frosting:

  • * 2 sticks unsalted butter, 1 cup, softened
    * 3 1/2 cup powder sugar
    * 1/3 cup maple syrup

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine all dry ingredients in a medium bowl (in order of ingredients). Set aside. Combine all wet ingredients in a bowl. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients (in order of ingredients), whisk together. Pour cake batter into a prepared 8×8 greased parchment paper baking dish. Bake for 36-40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Pop out on cooling rack after 15 minutes and continue to cool.
  • Make Pecan Pie topping while cake cools. Melt butter in a medium saucepan or skillet, add in brown sugar, honey, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Stir for a couple minutes on medium heat and add in the chopped pecans. Let sit and cool for a bit and make the frosting.
  • Make Frosting while pecans cool slightly. Beat butter, powder sugar and maple syrup till smooth. Frost cake with a layer of frosting and pour cooled pecans on top of cake. Slice and enjoy.