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Simple Pecan Pound Cake

Simple Pecan Pound Cake Recipe

They are so easy to make and taste really really good! Can be alternated into any other favours!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cup cake
Calories 253.7 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cake flour (Whole wheat flour for chewy texture)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt or 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 12 pecan halves
  • 1 tablespoon honey (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350; Combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon, set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
  • Add in eggs into the butter mixture, then add in yogurt, vanilla extract and flour mixture. Mix well.
  • Add in pecans.
  • Pour the mixture into loaf pan or into muffin cups. Bake for an hour if using loaf pan; 30 minutes for muffin cups. Place pecan halves on top of each muffin or line them into pattern on top of the loaf.
  • 10 minutes before end time, brush some honey on the top for coating.

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Nutrition

Serving: 818gCalories: 253.7kcalCarbohydrates: 23.6gProtein: 4gFat: 16.6gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 56.9mgSodium: 179.7mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 9.9g
Keyword < 60 Mins, Breakfast, Dessert, Fruit, Nuts
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