Categories Mixer Citrus Dairy Egg Nut Dessert Bake Easter Wedding Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Make cake:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour cake pans, knocking out excess flour.
- Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into a large bowl.
- Beat together butter (1 1/2 sticks) and brown sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer (fitted with paddle attachment if using a stand mixer) at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and sour cream alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth. Mix in pecans until just combined.
- Spoon batter evenly into pans, smoothing tops, then rap pans once or twice to expel any air bubbles. Bake until pale golden and a wooden pick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pans on racks. Run a thin knife around edge of pans, then invert racks over pans and reinvert cakes onto racks to cool completely.
- Make frosting:
- Beat together cream cheese, butter, and zest in a bowl with clean beaters at medium-high speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Sift in confectioners sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined, then add lemon juice and beat at medium-high speed until frosting is smooth.
- Assemble and frost cake:
- Halve each cake layer horizontally with a long serrated knife using a gentle sawing motion. Put 1 layer, cut side up, on a cake stand or large plate and spread with about 3/4 cup frosting. Stack remaining cake layers, spreading about 3/4 cup frosting on each layer and ending with top cake layer cut side down. Spread top and side of cake with remaining frosting (about 3 1/2 cups) and coat side of cake with pecans (1 1/3 cups), gently pressing to help them adhere.
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Steven H
[email protected]This cake is a must-try!
Lial Alawishi
[email protected]This is the best pecan spice layer cake I've ever had!
Black Eye
[email protected]I would definitely recommend this cake to anyone who loves pecans and spices.
Shakur Pierce
[email protected]This cake is delicious! The flavors are perfect and the texture is amazing.
Maddie S
[email protected]I made this cake for my family's Christmas dinner and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it.
Nasasira Ivan
[email protected]This cake is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's worth the effort. It's a really special dessert that everyone will love.
Mustafa Sayedi
[email protected]The cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch to this cake. It's light and fluffy, and it doesn't overpower the cake.
Attitude Girl
[email protected]I love the combination of pecans and spices in this cake. It's a really unique and delicious flavor.
Swenna Lama
[email protected]This cake is perfect for any occasion. It's festive enough for a party, but it's also simple enough for a weeknight dessert.
Shansha azam Ali
[email protected]The recipe was easy to follow and the cake turned out beautifully. I will definitely be making this again.
Kev Riv
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck, and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor.
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[email protected]This pecan spice layer cake was an absolute delight! The cake was moist and fluffy, with a wonderful nutty flavor from the pecans. The cream cheese frosting was smooth and creamy, and it perfectly complemented the cake.