Easy Pecan Pie Cake
This Easy Pecan Pie Cake has all the gooey goodness of pecan pie baked into a simple, crowd-friendly cake everyone will love.
Servings: 24
Calories: 286kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box butter pecan cake mix* or vanilla, or yellow, or spiced cake mix
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
Pecan Pie Filling
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups Pecan roughly chopped
Topping
- Serve with a dollop of cream cheese frosting cool whip, whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of brown sugar or cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Coarsely chop your pecans and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Toast the pecans in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. They should be fragrant but not burned. Once toasted, set aside. Decrease oven temperature to 325°F.2 cups Pecan
- Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour (like Baker's Joy) or grease with butter or PAM and coat with flour.
- In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Stir continuously until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, ~10 minutes. Stir in toasted pecans and cook for another 3-5 minutes. * Then set aside.1 cup light corn syrup, 1 cup brown sugar, 3 large eggs, ¼ cup unsalted butter, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix the cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs.1 box butter pecan cake mix*, 1 cup water, ½ cup vegetable oil, 3 large eggs
- Pour cake mix into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, remove half-baked cake from oven, gently spread pecan pie filling over cake, and return to oven. Bake for an additional 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool, then serve with a dollop of cream cheese frosting, Cool Whip, whipped cream, or ice cream!Serve with a dollop of cream cheese frosting, Garnish with a sprinkle of brown sugar or cinnamon
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Notes
Tips and Tricks
- *Vanilla Cake mix is a good alternative if you can’t find a butter pecan option.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Top with cream cheese frosting or serve with ice cream!
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 123IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg