Description
Ultimate Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel & Candied Pecans is the perfect autumn dessert, combining a moist pumpkin base with rich salted caramel and crunchy candied pecans. This delightful cake is ideal for festive gatherings or cozy nights at home, offering a harmonious balance of sweet and salty flavors that will leave everyone craving more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ? cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 4 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ? tsp salt
- ? cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (for salted caramel)
- ? cup heavy cream (room temperature)
- 1 tsp sea salt (for salted caramel)
- 1 cup pecans (chopped, for candied pecans)
- ? cup brown sugar (for candied pecans)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350?F (175?C) and grease two round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs and melted butter until combined; stir in pumpkin puree.
- Gently fold wet ingredients into dry mixture until just combined.
- Divide the batter between prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While cooling, prepare salted caramel by melting sugar in a saucepan until golden brown; slowly whisk in heavy cream and sea salt.
- For candied pecans, cook chopped pecans with brown sugar in a small pan over medium heat until caramelized.
- Once cooled, layer the cake with salted caramel and candied pecans.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg