Best Cajun Cake Recipes

CAJUN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, salt and baking soda. Add eggs, pineapple, and juice. Mix at low speed until well blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until a tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Have the topping ready when the cake comes out of the oven.
• To Make Topping: In a saucepan, combine milk, 3/4 cup sugar, and margarine. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add pecans and coconut and combine. Remove from heat.
• When cake comes out of the oven, pour on the topping and carefully spread on while cake is still hot.

PECAN CAJUN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease an 11x14-inch baking dish.
• Mix flour, pineapple, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, eggs, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl; pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Combine 1 cup sugar, evaporated milk, and margarine together in a saucepan; bring to a boil for 1 minute. Remove saucepan from heat and stir pecans and vanilla extract into sugar mixture.
• Pierce the top of the cake with a toothpick and spread pecan topping over cake.

CAJUN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix all cake ingredients well.
• 2. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray (like Baker's Joy) and add cake batter.
• 3. Bake for 30 min. at 350.
• 4. In a saucepan cook milk, butter, and sugar.
• 5. Cook until thick stirring often about 15 min.
• 6. Add coconut and pecans.
• 7. Spread over warm cake. Cut in squares.

CAJUN CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Beat eggs and sugar.
• Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture, mixing well.
• Mix in pineapple.
• Bake in a 13x9 greased pan at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Icing:.
• Mix sugar, milk and butter over medium heat until mixture thickens well. Remove from heat and stir in coconut and pecans.
• Pour over cake as soon as you take cake from oven.
• Allow cake to cool before serving.
• Refrigerate leftovers (like you'll have any!).

ENOLA PRUDHOMME'S CAJUN FIG CAKE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and mix well if using oil. If using butter, cream with sugar before adding remaining ingredients; beat well.
• Pour into well greased and floured 12-inch tube pan; bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan; run knife around sides and turn out.

CAJUN SYRUP CAKE (GÂTEAU DE SIROP)

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Then in a mixing bowl add milk, eggs 1 at a time, shortening & cane syrup.
• Beat gently only till all ingredients are mixed together (do not overbeat!).
• Pour batter into bundt pan, tube pan or deep cake pan & bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.

CAJUN GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream together butter and brown sugar.
• Beat in the molasses, the sour cream, the ginger and the egg yolks.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Stir gradually into molasses mixture until well blended.
• Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, and fold into batter.
• Fold in nuts.
• Generously butter a 9 x 9 x 2" baking pan.
• Pour in batter and smooth top.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• Cool briefly in pan, then invert onto rack.
• Sieve powdered sugar on top of cake and enjoy.

CAJUN CAKE #2 (CAKE MIX VERSION)

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients
• 2. pour into 9x13 pan that is sprayed with Pam.
• 3. bake at 350 for 40 minutes or til done.
• 4. Make icing: boil 1 stick of butter, 1 small can evaporated milk, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup coconut, 1 cup chopped pecans. Poke holes in hot cake and pour icing over top. This is so moist and is better if made the day before eating.

CAJUN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl sift together flour,1 1/2 cups sugar,salt and baking soda.
• Add eggs,pineapple and juice.
• Mix at low speed until blended.
• Pour into pan (I use a long square pan) and bake 30-35 minutes.
• Topping: In a medium sized pan combine the evaporated milk,sugar and butter.
• Bring to a low boil.
• Add pecans and coconut.
• Reduce heat and let simmer while cake is baking.
• Spoon over hot cake.

CAJUN SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, mix flour and sugar. In sauce pan, bring to boil the butter, water & cocoa. Pour over the sugar and flour mixture. Add remaining ingred. Mix by hand, beating with an electric mixer will cause cake to be dry. Pour into sheet cake pan (9x13). Bake at 350 deg. for 20-25 minute Test using toothpick -- Do not over cook. Ovens vary -- so be sure to test after 20 minute.
• For frosting: In sauce pan melt butter, cocoa, milk -- add powdered sugar. Remove from heat add vanilla and nuts. Pour over very warm cake.

CAJUN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine all ingredients.
• Pour into greased, floured 10" tube pan.
• Bake 45-50 minutes.
• Do not remove from pan until ready to glaze.
• Cajun Pound Cake Glaze: Cook all ingredients except the sugar until the margarine is melted.
• Add the sugar and glaze the cake.

CAJUN COCONUT CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Drain coconut and reserve syrup to add to cake mix. Preheat oven and prepare pan(s) as directed on box. Prepare cake mix according to package directions and add the reserved coconut syrup. Bake as directed. *Cool completely*. If necessary, after cooling set in freezer for about 10-15 minutes. In medium bowl, combine sour cream and drained coconut; set aside. Whip cream until stiff and fold in sour cream-coconut mixture. Fill and frost cake. Refrigerate any leftovers.

CAJUN CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; butter or spray an 11x7 baking dish and set aside. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. While cake bakes, prepare Coconut Pecan Icing. Bring evaporated milk, butter and sugar to a boil, reduce heat and cook at a slow boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and add coconut, pecans, vanilla, and salt. Pour hot icing over warm cake; allow cake to cool to room temperature before serving.

CAJUN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients and beat by hand for 1 minute.
• 2. Bake in 9x13 pan at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes, or until done when touched in center.
• 3. While cake is baking make icing.
• 4. 1 stick butter 1 small can evaporated milk 1 cup sugar 1 cup coconut 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans boil all but coconut for around 5 minutes, add coconut.
• 5. While cake is hot, poke holes with wooden spoon handle. Pour icing over cake.

CAJUN DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; butter or spray an 11x7 baking dish and set aside.
• Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• While cake bakes, prepare Coconut Pecan Icing.
• Coconut-Pecan Icing:
• Bring evaporated milk, butter and sugar to a boil, reduce heat and cook at a slow boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and add coconut, pecans, vanilla, and salt.
• Pour hot icing over warm cake; allow cake to cool to room temperature before serving.