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sponge cake with pecan topping

(4 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Susan Fisher
@librarylady
College Grove, TN

This simple cake is outrageously good! My mom got it from a friend of our family, and I inherited it from her.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Susan is right when she says this sponge cake recipe is a simple cake and outrageously good. It tastes like a cross between pecan praline candy and pecan pie. Underneath a gooey pecan topping is a soft and tender sponge cake. We could not stop eating this wonderful dessert.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(4 ratings)
yield 9 -12
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sponge cake with pecan topping

  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1/2 stick
    butter
  • 1/2 + 1/8 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder, heaping
  • PECAN TOPPING
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 c
    pecans, in pieces
  • 1/2 stick
    butter
  • 5 Tbsp
    milk

How To Make sponge cake with pecan topping

  • Mixing egg and sugar.
    1
    For Cake: Beat eggs and sugar at low speed.
  • Adding milk and melted margarine.
    2
    Melt margarine. Add margarine, 1/2 + 1/8 cups of milk, and the vanilla.
  • Sifting dry ingredients.
    3
    Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Dry ingredients added to the eggs.
    4
    Fold into the egg and milk mixture. Mix well.
  • Batter poured into a pan.
    5
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan. Then pour the mixture into the pan.
  • Baked sponge cake cooling.
    6
    Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool the cake completely before topping.
  • Melting butter in a saucepan.
    7
    For Topping: Melt butter in a small saucepan.
  • Brown sugar, pecans, and milk added to butter.
    8
    Add brown sugar, pecans, and milk. Stir until the sugar is melted.
  • Pecan mixture poured over the cake.
    9
    Pour over the cooled cake.
  • Cake after being toasted under a broiler.
    10
    Then place the cake under a broiler for 4-5 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning.
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