Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 pkg devils food cake mix
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- TOPPING
- 1 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup powder sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- whole pecans if desired
- chocolate curls if desired
Preparation
Step 1
heat oven to 325*
in small heavy saucepan, combine butter, 1/4 cup whipping cream and brown sugar,
cook over low heat just until better is melted
string occasionally
pour in to two 9 inch round cake pans
sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans
in large bowl combine cake mix, water, oil, and eggs
at low speed until moistened beat 2 minutes at highest speed
carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture
bake at 325* for 35 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center
cool 5 minutes
remove from pans cool completely
in small bowl beat 1 3/4 cups whipping cream until soft peaks form
blend in powdered sugar and vanilla
beat until stiff peaks form
to assemble cake place l layer on serving plate , praline side up
spread with 1/2 of whipping cream,
top with second layer praline side up
spread top with remaining whipped cream
garnish with whole pecans and chocolate curls if desired
store in refrigerate