Description
This Caramel Coconut Pecan Cake is moist, buttery, and topped with rich caramel frosting, toasted pecans, and sweet coconut.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
1. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy
2. Add eggs and vanilla extract
3. Mix dry ingredients separately
4. Alternate dry ingredients with buttermilk
5. Fold in coconut and pecans
6. Bake cake layers until golden
7. Prepare caramel frosting
8. Frost cake and garnish with pecans and coconut
Notes
Toast pecans and coconut before using
Cool cake completely before frosting
Cake tastes even better the next day
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 95mg