This cake was delish!! Tanya found a recipe online then tweaked it just a bit.
Pecan Upside Down Cake
This one is from Granny's Tasty Recipes group on Facebook. I have made some tweaks.
Servings 1 10" Cake
Equipment
- 10" Bundt Pan
Ingredients
For the Pecan Topping:
- ½ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup of corn syrup
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 ½ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp Pecan Liquor (We use Rivulet)
For the Cake Batter:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Vanilla
- ½ cup of vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- 1 cup of water
- 1 ½ Pecan Liquor (We use Rivulet)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray 10 inch bundt pan liberally with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside for later
Pecan Topping
- In a medium bowl, using a hand-held mixer or whisk, combine melted butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Continue mixing until the brown sugar has almost dissolved completely
- Add pecans to brown sugar mixture and mix until fully combined
- Pour mixture into prepared bundt pan and use a spatula to spread into one even layer. Set aside
Cake Batter
- In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or whisk, combine cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water, and sour cream. Mix together until no lumps remain
- Pour cake batter over top of the pecan topping. Use a spatula to make sure the batter is spread out evenly and completely covers the pecan topping
- Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester stick inserted comes out clean
- After the cake is finished baking, remove bundt pan from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool for 10 minutes. Do not attempt to flip the pan before this!
- Once 10 minutes have passed, place a large plate over the top of the bundt pan to invert the cake onto the plate. I like to bang the top of the pan a few times before I lift it up to make sure those loose pecans unstick from the pan
- Slice and serve warm with your favorite ice cream, or allow the cake to cool and serve at room temperature.
Notes
Also I love to use some Smuckers "Caramel" Sundae Syrup on top.
