Welcome to the world of flavors, where we embark on a culinary journey to discover the perfect recipe for a delectable caramel pecan pumpkin cake. This cake is a symphony of autumnal flavors, combining the rich sweetness of caramel, the nutty crunch of pecans, and the heartwarming spice of pumpkin. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this guide will take you through the steps to create a masterpiece that will impress your taste buds and leave you craving more. Get ready to indulge in the ultimate fall treat as we explore the secrets behind the perfect caramel pecan pumpkin cake recipe.
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CARAMEL PECAN PUMPKIN CAKE
Think slow cooker as a cake-maker for some seriously yummy dessert that is easy enough for Sunday brunch and tasty enough for Thanksgiving Day-and frees up oven space on holidays, too. -Julie Peterson, Crofton, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 2h15m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk together the next 5 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin, beating well after each addition., Line a 5-qt. round slow cooker with heavy duty foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Spread batter evenly into slow cooker. Cook, covered, on high, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. To avoid scorching, rotate the slow-cooker insert one-half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts. Turn off slow cooker; let stand, uncovered, 10 minutes. Using foil, carefully lift cake out of slow cooker and invert onto a serving plate., Drizzle caramel syrup over cake; top with pecans. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 473 calories, Fat 25g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 123mg cholesterol, Sodium 561mg sodium, Carbohydrate 59g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
PUMPKIN-PECAN LAYER CAKE
Say "hello" to a stunning dessert that will steal the show at your fall party, Thanksgiving dinner, special occasion, or just to make as the perfect seasonal baking project. This masterpiece of a cake has three from-scratch pumpkin layers that get added flavor from fall spices: cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, and from toasted pecans that are stirred into the cake batter before it's baked. What takes this cake to the next level is the dulce de leche-cream cheese frosting: a tangy-sweet combination that's both filled in-between the layers of the cake, and frosted all around it. Frosting mounds piped onto half of the cake and sprinkled with cinnamon give it a unique look that's both whimsical and picture-perfect.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; line with cooking parchment paper. In small bowl, mix flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, the baking soda, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- In large bowl, beat brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin and oil with whisk until combined. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until smooth. Stir in pecans. Pour 1 2/3 cups batter into each pan. Spread evenly.
- Bake 19 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and dulce de leche with electric mixer on medium speed just until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar, scraping side of bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy.
- Place one cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread 2/3 cup of the frosting on top; top with second cake layer, rounded side down. Spread 2/3 cup of the frosting on top; top with third cake layer, rounded side up. Fit decorating bag with large round piping tip; fill with 3/4 cup of the frosting. Set aside.
- Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Using decorating bag, pipe frosting mounds on half of top of cake (use photo as guide). Refrigerate uncovered at least 1 hour.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle cinnamon over frosting mounds. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 740, Carbohydrate 83 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Fat 7 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, ServingSize 1 Slice, Sodium 420 mg, Sugar 60 g, TransFat 1 g
CARAMEL-PECAN PUMPKIN PULL-APARTS
We love sticky buns made with my husband's angel biscuit dough, caramel and pecans. For a twist, try apple butter or applesauce instead of the pumpkin. -Carolyn Kumpe, El Dorado, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add pecans; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until pecans are fragrant. Stir in brown sugar, cream and honey; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to darken. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan., In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, whisk 2-1/4 cups flour, sugar, pie spice, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add pumpkin, buttermilk, vanilla and yeast mixture; mix well., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead gently 8-10 times, adding additional flour if needed. Roll dough into a 9-in. square. Cut into 16 squares; arrange over pecan mixture. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight., Remove pan from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 400°. Uncover; bake 24-28 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully invert onto a platter; serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 266 calories, Fat 14g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 219mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
CARAMEL-PECAN PUMPKIN PIE
Make and share this Caramel-Pecan Pumpkin Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by tasb395
Categories Pie
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Prepare and roll pastry for single-crust pie, Line a 9" pie plate with pastry. Trim; crimp edge as desired.
- In a large bowl stir together eggs, pumpkin, and half-and-half. Stir in sugar, flour, lemon peel, vanilla, salt cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
- Pour pumpkin mixture into pastry-lined pie plate, To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. Bake in 375 F oven for 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl stir together the brown sugar, pecans and butter until combined. Remove foil. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over top of pie. Bake for 20 minutes more or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and topping is golden and bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate within 2 hours.
- I don't add the lemon peel, and I add 1/4 tsp ginger, increase the vanilla to 1 tsp, I used fresh cooked pumpkin instead of canned and I omit the topping for a regular pie. For Thanksgiving 2006 I added 3 small gala apples, sliced to the pie.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.4, Fat 17.9, SaturatedFat 5.2, Cholesterol 63.3, Sodium 374, Carbohydrate 49.5, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 34.3, Protein 4.6
PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE WITH CARAMELIZED PECAN TOPPING
What a wonderful way to end your fall dinner. This cheesecake would be especially good at Thanksgiving. Using a straight-sided glass to press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of springform pan will make that job a little easier. This cheesecake is best if made a day ahead and adding the topping about 30 minutes before serving. I haven't included cooling time in the prep or cook time. This recipe is originally from Southern Living.
Provided by Lvs2Cook
Categories Cheesecake
Time 1h11m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Stir together the first 3 ingredients. Press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of an 8-inch springform pan.
- Bake crust at 325° for 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Beat cream cheese and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
- Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- Pour mixture into prepared crust.
- Bake at 325° for 40 minutes or until almost set.
- Remove cheesecake from oven; gently run a knife around edge of pan, and release sides.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cover and chill 8 hours.
- Stir together 3 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and pecans; spoon over top of cheesecake.
- Broil 3 inches from heat for 3 minutes or until mixture begins to bubble.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
- Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 494.9, Fat 35.5, SaturatedFat 19.7, Cholesterol 141.9, Sodium 361, Carbohydrate 39.4, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 31.8, Protein 7.3
CARAMEL-PECAN PUMPKIN PIE
This is the perfect Thanksgiving Day dessert! This recipe gives you the best of both words, pecan pie and pumpkin pie in one. It's delicious, rich, and mouthwatering! It will look like you spent hours, but it's really very easy to make. You'll definitely receive compliments and repeated requests for this dish.
Provided by LISACAS1
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 1h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Beat the eggs, pumpkin, and half-and-half together in a mixing bowl until smooth. Stir in the sugar, flour, lemon zest, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice until evenly blended. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the prepared pie shell. Cover the edges of the pie with aluminum foil strips to prevent burning.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the pecan caramel topping by mixing the brown sugar, pecans, and butter together in a bowl until evenly blended. Carefully spoon over the top of the pie. Continue baking the pie until the topping is golden and bubbly, and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 466.5 calories, Carbohydrate 57.3 g, Cholesterol 63.5 mg, Fat 25.7 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 378.1 mg, Sugar 41.3 g
4 LAYER PUMPKIN CARAMEL PECAN CAKE
I found this recipe 2yrs ago on Net and its the best ive ever had of a pumpkin cake I am very picky! and my family and friends LOVED IT! I even was paid to make a few of them for friends :-) let me know if anyone ventures into making 1 :-)
Provided by mary eckman
Categories Cakes
Time 2h10m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Heat Oven 350' Beat Cake Mix ,1cup of pumpkin,milk,oil,eggs and 1tsp spice in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Pour into greased and floured 9inch round pans .
- 2. Bake 28-30 mins , or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean .Cool in pans for 10 mins . remove from pans to wire rack and cool completely .
- 3. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy ,add sugar , remaining pumpkin and spice ,mix well . Gently stir in cool whip , Cut each layer horizontally in half with serrated knife , stack on serving plate , spreading creamcheese filling between layers .(DO NOT FROST TOP LAYER! ) Drizzle with caramel and nut topping just before serving refrigerate any leftovers being its made with creamcheese ENJOY !
CARAMEL PUMPKIN PECAN CHEESECAKE
Transition into fall with the Caramel Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake from My Food and Family. This amazing Caramel Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake starts with a spicy gingersnap crust and gets even better-thanks to a drizzle of warm caramel and a sprinkling of pecans.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Dairy
Time 6h
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Chop 1/4 cup nuts finely; place in medium bowl. Add gingersnap crumbs and butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pumpkin, spice and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
- Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours.
- Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring every 30 sec.; spoon over individual servings of cheesecake. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. Serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Fat 34 g, SaturatedFat 18 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 150 mg, Sodium 420 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g
PUMPKIN LAYER CAKE WITH CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM
Warmly spiced pumpkin cake and toasty caramel are a natural pair in this fall showstopper. The cake is light and fluffy with just enough spice to highlight the pumpkin flavor, while a generous pour of caramel sauce between the layers adds richness. (Store-bought caramel sauce will also work, but expect a slightly sweeter result.) For an impressive presentation, top the frosted cake with a bit more caramel sauce, and let it trail down the sides. It's just the thing for a fall birthday treat or the Thanksgiving table.
Provided by Yossy Arefi
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 2h
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter three 8-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Flour the pans and paper.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the sugar, butter, spices and salt. Beat on medium-high until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stop the mixer occasionally to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing for about 20 seconds between each egg. Add the vanilla extract and pumpkin purée and mix until well combined, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as necessary. The mixture will look curdled.
- Set mixer to low, and add the dry ingredients all at once, stirring until a few spots of flour remain. Remove the bowl from the mixer, and use a rubber spatula to finish folding the dry ingredients into the batter. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to ensure the batter is evenly mixed.
- Divide the batter among the prepared pans (about 3 cups per pan), smooth the tops, and tap the pans on a countertop to release any large air bubbles. Bake the cakes until golden and puffed, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool the cakes in the pans on a rack for 10 minutes, then use the tip of a knife to loosen the edges and carefully invert them onto the rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the caramel sauce: In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the sugar and 3 tablespoons water. Swirl the pan occasionally until the sugar dissolves, but do not stir. Continue to cook, swirling the pan occasionally to help the mixture brown evenly, until it is deep amber in color. At this point, don't walk away from the pot: The caramel will go from amber to burned in mere moments.
- Remove the pan from the heat, and carefully whisk in butter and heavy cream. The mixture will expand and sputter before turning into a smooth sauce. Add the whiskey and salt. Carefully pour the caramel into a heat-safe container and cool to room temperature. You will have about 1 1/2 cups.
- Make the buttercream: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the egg whites and sugar. Set the bowl over a pot of simmering water, and whisk continuously until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is hot to the touch, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Use the whisk attachment of the stand mixer to beat the egg white mixture until stiff, glossy peaks form and the mixture and bowl are cool to the touch, about 10 minutes.
- Switch to the paddle attachment and reduce speed to medium. With the mixer running, add the butter a couple of tablespoons at a time and beat the buttercream until smooth and fluffy. During this step, the buttercream will likely break and look curdled; turn up the speed on the mixer for a few seconds, and it will come back together. Continue until all of the butter is incorporated then add the salt. Slowly add 1/2 cup cooled caramel sauce, and stir until well combined. If the buttercream is extremely soft or runny, put the bowl in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes, then whip until smooth.
- Assemble the cake: If necessary, use a serrated knife to trim the cooled cake layers so they are flat and even. Add a small spoonful of buttercream onto a cardboard cake round or serving plate, and place the first layer of cake, cut side up, on top.
- Spread about 3/4 cup buttercream on top of the cake. Drizzle the buttercream with 1 tablespoon of caramel sauce. Be careful not to drizzle the caramel all of the way to the edge so it doesn't spill out the sides.
- Place the second cake layer on top and repeat with buttercream and caramel. Place the final layer on top, cut side down, and spread the top and sides of the cake with a thin, even layer of buttercream. Refrigerate the cake until the buttercream is firm, about 30 minutes.
- Spread the remaining buttercream in an even layer over the cake. If you'd like to add a caramel drizzle, refrigerate the fully frosted cake until firm then carefully spread about 1/3 cup of room temperature caramel sauce over the top of the cake. Use an offset spatula to gently ease it towards the edges so it drips down the sides. Serve at room temperature. Store leftover cake in the refrigerator, but bring to room temperature before serving. Leftover caramel sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 966, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 112 grams, Fat 55 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 34 grams, Sodium 500 milligrams, Sugar 65 grams, TransFat 2 grams
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start baking, make sure you have all your ingredients and equipment ready. This will help you stay organized and avoid any mishaps.
- Use Fresh Ingredients: Fresh ingredients will give your cake the best flavor. If possible, use organic ingredients for the best results.
- Don't Overmix the Batter: Overmixing the batter can make your cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the Cake at the Right Temperature: The temperature of your oven is critical for a successful cake. Make sure your oven is preheated to the correct temperature before baking the cake.
- Let the Cake Cool Completely: Before frosting the cake, let it cool completely. This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
- Use a Variety of Frosting Techniques: There are many different ways to frost a cake. Get creative and try different techniques to find the one you like best.
- Decorate the Cake to Your Liking: Once the cake is frosted, you can decorate it to your liking. Use sprinkles, candy, or other decorations to make your cake unique.
Conclusion:
Caramel pecan pumpkin cake is a delicious and festive dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist and flavorful cake, rich caramel frosting, and crunchy pecans, this cake is sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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