Southern Pecan Caramel Cake Yum Yum

Hello to all my foodies friends out there in web land and today we are going to be talking Southern Pecan Caramel Cake which is a recipe I made up after talking to my friend Mark Busbee after we did our New Years Day shoot.  He said that his family always makes a Pecan Cake for the holidays however I decided to make it to use all year long.  We discussed about rather to toast the pecans before you make the cake which I did and it help bring out the nutty taste of the pecans better in the cake.  We are from Texas and Pecans are a staple in baking as well as all across the South.  Do you say pecan or peecan?  I say Pecan.  The Caramel Sauce I used for this cake was sugar free and it was a Ice Cream Sauce.  As to the New Year I have spent most of it in Texas and now am home getting ready for some new catering jobs and hopefully a new fourth season of the "Cooking With MadJon and Friends Show.  Here is a link from an old show called "Figs" that I came across on the net for you to watch, http://blip.tv/aiken-standards-astv/cooking-with-madjon-chef-belinda-figs-3950383 .

Southern Pecan Caramel Cake

3 Cups Shifted All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Baking Powder

Sift all ingredients together.

Cream:
1.5 stick Butter
2 cups Sugar
3 beaten Eggs
1 cup Buttermilk
1 cup Greek Vanilla Yogurt
2 tsp. Vanilla
2 cups chopped Pecans, toasted

Slowly add the dry ingredients with the wet until all blended with beater.  Add your pecans and beat. Grease three cake pans and pour batter into pans.  Place in a pre-heated oven on 350 degree's until done, about 30 minutes.  Cool for 10 minutes or so and turn onto a cooling rack.

Frosting:

Sugar Free Caramel Sauce
1 cup toasted pecans, chopped
1 stick Butter
1 8oz Cream Cheese
2 tsp. Vanilla
4 cups Confectionery Sugar
1 TBSP Milk

Blend the butter and cream cheese together in a bowl.  Then add the vanilla and milk.  Then add the confectionery sugar till well beaten and blended. To frost frost the cake layer with frosting, pour some caramel sauce on top and add some pecans and repeat the process.

I hope you give this cake a try and enjoy.  Email with any recipe questions at madjon51@aol.com, like my fan page on facebook, "Cooking With MadJona nd Friends".  Happy trails to you until we meet again, Eileen Hutson, MadJon.