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A pecan pie bundt cake half sliced sits on an orange plate with cropped nuts and brown sugar cubes around the plate.

Pecan Pie Upside Down Cake


  • Author: Star Laliberte

Description

Right side up or upside down, anything pecan pie is desirable in our book.


Ingredients

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For the Topping:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup light karo syrup
  • ½ firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

For the Cake:

  • 1 boxed spice cake mix
  • 1 3.4 oz box French vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup + 2 tbsp water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Spray a bundt pan with non stick cooking spray
  3. Prepare your topping by adding butter, karo syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt to a medium over a medium heat, mixing just until the butter has melted.
  4. Remove from heat, stir in the pecans, and set aside while you prepare the batter.
  5. In a large bowl, beat together the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream and water until fully blended.
  6. Pour your topping mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepare bundt pan, and evenly pour the batter over top. The batter will be thick.
  7. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes.
  9. Using a butter knife, gently loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. Place your cake plate over the top of you cake and flip to release. Enjoy!