BROWN SUGAR PECAN CAKE

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My great-aunt was famous in our family for her cooking. She lived in Kentucky and made a cake like this one many times during my childhood. I found a similar recipe years later, changing it a bit to use what I had on hand. The added crunch of the pecans gives it a little southern flair that she would have loved. -Lisa Varner, El Paso, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h30m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
6 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sour cream
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar
Optional: Vanilla ice cream and butterscotch ice cream topping

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans., Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes. Cool in pan 30 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. If desired, serve with ice cream and drizzle with topping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 496 calories, Fat 30g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 119mg cholesterol, Sodium 192mg sodium, Carbohydrate 53g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.