Cooking Light's Eastern Harvest Pecan Cake & Maple Frosting Recipe

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Cooking Light's Eastern Harvest Pecan Cake & Maple Frosting
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
794
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. To prepare cake, coat two.
  3. 9-inch cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper.
  4. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts. Combine granulated sugar and 10 tablespoons butter in a bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until light and fluffy.
  5. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared pans;
  6. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Invert onto racks; cool completely.
  7. To prepare frosting, combine 1/4 cup butter, brown sugar, and half-and-half in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 3 minutes without stirring.
  8. Combine butter mixture, powdered sugar, and maple syrup in a mixing bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed for 2 minutes.
  9. Spread 1/2 cup frosting over 1 cake layer; top with remaining cake layer. Drizzle with remaining frosting. Let cake stand until frosting is set.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 794.05 Kcal (3325 kJ)
Calories from fat 362.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 40.33g 62%
Cholesterol 62.98mg 21%
Sodium 745.51mg 31%
Potassium 1214.95mg 26%
Total Carbs 102.54g 34%
Sugars 64.56g 258%
Dietary Fiber 1.37g 5%
Protein 8.72g 17%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 79.6mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 427.69 Kcal (1791 kJ)
Calories from fat 195.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.72g 62%
Cholesterol 33.92mg 21%
Sodium 401.54mg 31%
Potassium 654.39mg 26%
Total Carbs 55.23g 34%
Sugars 34.78g 258%
Dietary Fiber 0.74g 5%
Protein 4.7g 17%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 42.8mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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