Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake Southern Living

Now bourbon and pecan pie fit togther like peanut butter and jelly or tom petty and the heartbreakers.

Chocolate bourbon pecan cake southern living.

Fill and frost a velvety three layer chocolate cake with a rich buttercream frosting accented with bourbon and top the cake with toasted pecans and chopped chocolate. Creamy chocolate combines with crunchy nuts in a great gooey filling. The new appreciation for whiskey goes beyond drinking and finds its way into sauces braises and especially desserts. 1 cup 6 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels.

This chocolate bourbon pecan pie has the rich gooey texture you crave in every bite. Using an electric mixer beat egg whites and half of the remaining sugar to form soft peaks then fold into chocolate mixture. Yield makes 12 servings december 2003 recipe by southern living. Whisk together the flour baking powder cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

We can t get enough of this recipe inspired by kentucky derby bourbon chocolate pecan pie. 1 1 2 cups chopped toasted pecans. Like many southern recipes this one gets added warmth and flavor from a splash of bourbon but of course you can always substitute water. Infused with the decadent flavors of bourbon and chocolate this pie can be made with just 10 minutes of prep when you opt for a refrigerated or thawed pie shell.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Tanya taylor cary north carolina. Pour warm praline frosting slowly over top of cake spreading to edges. Spread remaining chocolate ganache on sides of cake.

Chocolate lovers at your thanksgiving feast will love this dessert but it will satisfy the classic pecan pie fans too. Chocolate bourbon pecan pie southern living ingredients. Deep into fall and stormy weather season i find myself searching for foods of comfort and decadence. Mix flour with pecans and fold into chocolate mixture.

It s a dense cake that has a strong bourbon flavor mellowed with the addition of buttery chopped pecans. This southern bourbon cake certainly has that. Chocolate bourbon pecan cake chocolatey cake with brown sugar buttercream infused with bourbon and pecans. Add the bourbon to the chocolate mixture then fold the yolk and sugar mixture into the chocolate mixture.

Cover and let stand up to 24 hours if desired. 1 2 14 1 ounce package refrigerated piecrusts. Spread about 1 2 cup chocolate ganache between each cake layer. Do not frost top of cake chill cake 30 minutes.

Be sure to get a good bourbon because that s where all the flavor is going to come from. Then more bourbon is poured over the warm cake and finally a bourbon butter glaze is drizzled over the top.