Pecan Pie Snack Cake

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Pecan Pie Snack Cake

Recipe by SM
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Difficulty: Easy

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.

Servings

9

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

36

minutes

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.