Best 7 Brown Sugar Maple And Pecan Pound Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable flavors of brown sugar, maple, and pecans with our comprehensive guide to the ultimate pound cake recipe. This article will take you on a culinary journey, exploring the perfect balance of sweetness, moisture, and texture that defines a truly exceptional pound cake. Discover the secrets behind achieving that golden-brown crust, a moist and tender crumb, and the harmonious blend of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your baking adventures, this guide will provide you with all the knowledge and inspiration you need to create a brown sugar maple and pecan pound cake that will steal the show at any gathering.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

BROWN SUGAR, MAPLE, AND PECAN POUND CAKE



Brown Sugar, Maple, and Pecan Pound Cake image

This pound cake is all about the earthy sweetness of maple syrup and the nutty crunch of toasted pecans.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), sifted, plus more for pan
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
5 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup pecans, lightly toasted and roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour a 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars on medium-high until very light and fluffy, 7 minutes. Scrape down bowl and beat 1 minute more. Add maple syrup, then gradually add eggs, beating well and scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on low, add salt, then gradually add flour, beating well to combine and scraping down bowl as needed. Fold pecans into batter.
  • Transfer batter to pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 65 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 1 hour. Remove cake from pan and let cool completely on rack before slicing.
  • To store, freeze for up to 3 weeks. (Thaw, wrapped, at room temperature.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 537 g, Fat 36 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8 g

VERMONT MAPLE-PECAN CAKE



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This delectable nutty maple cake has become a hands-down favorite. Chopped pecans add delicious flavor, and the rich cream cheese frosting is accented with a teaspoon of real maple syrup. -Teresa Cardin, Mansfield, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 18

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
GLAZED PECANS:
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/3 cup pecan halves
FROSTING:
1 package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon maple syrup
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda and salt. Combine the buttermilk, butter, syrup and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in chopped pecans. , Pour into two 6-in. round baking pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small saucepan, bring corn syrup to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in pecan halves until coated. Place in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. , For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and syrup until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second layer; frost top and sides of cake. Garnish with glazed pecans. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 574 calories, Fat 28g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 52mg cholesterol, Sodium 420mg sodium, Carbohydrate 81g carbohydrate (61g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

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

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h30m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

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.

BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE I



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A wonderful blend of brown sugar and pecans in this old-fashioned pound cake.

Provided by ARVILLALAR

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 ½ cups butter
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour and baking powder; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Sir in the chopped pecans. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 468.7 calories, Carbohydrate 59.2 g, Cholesterol 105.1 mg, Fat 24.2 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 170.1 mg, Sugar 40.4 g

MAPLE-PECAN MINI POUND CAKES WITH MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



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My husband said these mini cakes remind him of a superbly delicious pancake. Since the pecans are a fattier nut, they tend to float to the top of batter--which, when the cakes are flipped, ultimately becomes a nutty crust-like addition to the cakes. Adding chopped pecans as a garnish helps to balance everything out.

Provided by Kim

Categories     Mini Cakes

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup pure maple syrup
3 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple extract
¼ cup buttermilk, at room temperature
⅔ cup chopped pecans
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¾ cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon maple extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons heavy cream
¼ cup chopped pecans, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a mini Bundt® pan.
  • Whisk together 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg in a small bowl.
  • Mix together butter, maple syrup, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Mixture will look curdled; this is normal. Add in eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla and maple extracts. Add in half of the flour mixture and mix until combined. Pour in buttermilk and mix until combined. Add in remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined. Batter will be thin. Stir in pecans. Divide batter evenly amongst the cavities of the prepared pan.
  • Place pan into the preheated oven and bake until the bottom of the cakes spring back lightly when touched, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cakes in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • To make the frosting: mix cream cheese and butter together with an electric mixer until smooth. Add in powdered sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, maple extract, and salt; beat until mixture is completely smooth. Pour in heavy cream and mix until well incorporated. Frost mini cakes as desired, and sprinkle additional chopped pecans on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 648.4 calories, Carbohydrate 66.7 g, Cholesterol 164.9 mg, Fat 39.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 17.7 g, Sodium 393.5 mg, Sugar 44.6 g

MAPLE PECAN POUND CAKE



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Make and share this Maple Pecan Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (1 3/4 sticks)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 cup pecans, toasted, cooled, and chopped
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon maple extract

Steps:

  • Cake: preheat the oven to 325°; grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and dust it with flour; tap out the excess flour.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  • Combine the eggs, maple extract and vanilla in a glass measuring cup and lightly beat.
  • *Throughout the mixing of the batter, stop mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed*.
  • Combine the butter and brown sugar in a large bowl; cream with an electric mixer on med-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes; stir in the maple syrup until smooth.
  • Decrease mixer speed to med-low; pour the egg mixture into the bowl in a slow stream; mix until incorporated.
  • Decrease mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture, 1/2 at a time; after the last addition, mix for 30 seconds.
  • Stir in pecans.
  • Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
  • Bake the cake until it is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, invert it onto a wire rack, and then turn it right side up on a rack to cool completely.
  • Glaze: combine the glaze ingredients in a bowl; whisk until smooth.
  • Move the whisk back and forth across the cake, drizzling it over the top and letting it drip down the sides.
  • Let stand until the glaze sets, about 1 hour.
  • Slice and serve; store uneaten cake in a cake keeper.

PUMPKIN-PECAN POUND CAKE



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From Cooking Light's 1996 Annual Cookbook. This is baked in a 10-inch tube pan and would probably be pretty good with some sort of maple or bourbon glaze. Let me know if you frost or glaze it with anything!

Provided by the_cookie_lady

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups frozen egg substitute, thawed
1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
1/3 cup Bourbon
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup chopped pecans
vegetable oil cooking spray

Steps:

  • Beat margarine at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating well. Add egg substitute and beat well.
  • Combine pumpkin and bourbon, stirring well. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients; add to margarine mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition.
  • Sprinkle pecans over bottom of a 10-inch tube pan coated with cooking spray. Spoon batter over pecans. Bake @ 325 degrees for 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center come out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.4, Fat 7.2, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 0.2, Sodium 180.9, Carbohydrate 35.4, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 22, Protein 3.9

Tips:

  • Prep your ingredients in advance: This will make the baking process faster and more efficient.
  • Make sure the butter is at room temperature: This will help it cream properly with the sugar.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake.
  • Bake the cake in a preheated oven: This will help prevent the cake from sinking in the middle.
  • Check the cake for doneness with a toothpick: The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
  • Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days: The cake can also be frozen for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

The brown sugar maple and pecan pound cake is a delicious and classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist, flavorful crumb and decadent frosting, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. If you're looking for a special treat to make for your next party or gathering, this cake is definitely worth trying.

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