Its almost the weekend and you are gongto need a cake to make Dad, so give this one a go. Its really easy and tastes fantastic.
What you need
250g butter at room temperature
2 cups castor sugar
2 eggs
300g cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ml salt
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
200g pecan nuts, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
The Process
Line the base of a baking tin with baking paper.
Beat butter until creamy and fluffy, then gradually add castor sugar, beating continuously to form a light, creamy mixture.
Beat in eggs, alternating white and yolk of each egg.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a seperate bowl.
Add vanilla to sour cream.
Fold the flour and sour cream alternately into creamed mixture with a metal spoon, working very lightly.
Add nuts and mix together gently to distribute them evenly.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin then mix the cinnamon and sugar together and sprinkle on top of the cake.
Bake for about 1 and a half – 2 hours at 180 degrees Celsius.
Leave to cool in tin for 10 minutes and then turn out carefully onto a wire rack to cool completely.
We used a baking dish and left it in the dish which worked well, I just did’nt like the idea of turning it out with sugar on top.
Hi – tried this for our monthly games evening of “Cranium”. Went down an absolute treat – was not soggy or clammy and was refreshing not to have a cake drowning in icing, really delicious and highly recommended.
Great Lesley, thanks for letting us know, have a lekker evening G
Mmmm… sounds good with a good cup of filter coffee. G ? How about some tasty braai bread recipes? I see you do not have any recipes for bread. Please make it simple though not into kneading and preparing the dough.e.g. Something with a French loaf with a filler maybe and tossed (slammed as you say – love the expression! lol) into the oven for 30 minutes or so.
Have a great one
B
I love fresh bread and have to say my experiments have not always turned out as I would like them to, so havn’t posted. I need to find a fresh yeast supplier, I’m sure that makes a difference. Kneading is great and if nothing else, you won’t need the gym and can safely say that you deserve every bite… Makes it taste a whole lot better.. Have a delicious weekend barbara