Best Lemon Pecan Cake Recipes

LEMON PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour and vanilla, then pecans and lemon peel. Turn batter into greased 9 inch tube pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until done. Cool. Remove cake from pan, and invert onto serving plate.
• Make glaze by mixing 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar with fresh lemon juice. Drizzle over cake.

CAKE MIX LEMON PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• With mixer blend butter, eggs, milk and extract.
• Mix in cake mix and chopped pecans.
• Chill dough before placing on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Form into large balls, place on baking sheet and press down with fork.
• Bake 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Let cool before removing from baking sheet.

LEMON PECAN CINNAMON SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour 9"x13" pan. Put cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, vanilla, butter flavoring, and cinnamon in an electric mixer bowl and beat for 8 minutes. Mix sugars and nuts. Sprinkle 1/4 of the sugar/nut mixture on the bottom of 9x13 pan. Add a thin layer of batter. Sprinkle 1/4 sugar/nut mixture over this. Add the rest of the batter and put the remaining 1/2 sugar/nut mixture over the top. Use a knife to swirl through the batter. Bake about 40 minutes. Mix icing ingredients. Drizzle icing over cake in a zigzag pattern.

LEMON-PECAN SUNBURST COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
• Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Separate the biscuit dough into 8 biscuits.
• Place 1 biscuit in the center of the pan.
• Cut the remaining biscuits in half, forming 14 half-circles.
• Arrange these pieces around the center biscuit in a sunburst pattern, with all the cut sides facing in the same direction. I overlapped the circle sides and let the flat sides rest on the bottom of the pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the pecans, granulated sugar, and lemon zest; mix well.
• Brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter and sprinkle with the pecan mixture.
• Bake 20-25 min, or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and enough lemon juice to make a pourable glaze; beat until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the warm coffee cake.
• Let stand for 10 min, or just until the glaze is set.
• Serve warm.

LEMON-PECAN SUNBURST COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9- or 8-inch round cake pan. Separate the biscuit dough into 8 biscuits. Place one biscuit in the center of the pan. Cut the remaining biscuits in half, forming 14 half-circles. Arrange these pieces around the center biscuit in a sunburst pattern, with all the cut sides facing in the same direction. In a small bowl, combine the pecans, granulated sugar, and lemon zest, and mix well. Brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter and sprinkle with the pecan mixture. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and enough lemon juice to make a pourable glaze; beat until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the warm coffee cake. Let stand for 10 minutes, or just until the glaze is set. Serve warm.

LEMON-PECAN SUNBURST COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 9- or 8-inch round cake pan. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Place 1 biscuit in center of greased pan. Cut remaining biscuits in half, forming 14 half rounds. Arrange pieces around center biscuit in sunburst pattern with cut sides facing same direction.In small bowl, combine pecans, sugar and lemon peel mix well. Brush butter over top of biscuits sprinkle with pecan mixture.Bake at 375°F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough lemon juice for desired drizzling consistency blend until smooth. Drizzle over warm coffee cake. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm.Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 320 Protein 5g Carbohydrate 40g Fat 16g Sodium 620mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

LEMON PECAN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325º.
• Grease an 8-inch springform pan.
• In large mixer bowl, cream butter and confectioner's sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• Stir in flour and vanilla.
• Continue beating until just mixed.
• Fold in pecans and lemon rind.
• Pour batter into pan and bake for 50 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.
• While cake is still HOT, combine glaze ingredients and brush liberally over cake.

LEMON-PECAN SUNBURST COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 9 or 8-inch round cake pan. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Place 1 biscuit in center of greased pan. Cut remaining biscuits in half, forming 14 half rounds. Arrange pieces around center biscuit in sunburst pattern with cut sides facing same direction.
• In small bowl, combine pecans, sugar and lemon peel; mix well. Brush butter over top of biscuits; sprinkle with pecan mixture.
• Bake at 375°F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough lemon juice for desired drizzling consistency; blend until smooth. Drizzle over warm coffee cake. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm.

LEMON PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Blend first 6 ingredients in blender until smooth.
• Pour blended mixture into a large bowl and add flour and baking powder. Mix well.
• In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, pecans and lemon peel.
• Pour maple syrup into the bottom of an oiled 8" x 8" cake pan.
• Sprinkle pecan mixture over maple syrup. Then spoon cake batter on top of pecans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Turn cake out of pan and let cool.