Name: Pecan Spice Cake With Caramel-Rum Glaze
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: CAKE; 2 cups butter, softened; 3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar; 6 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 cups toasted chopped pecans; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; Shortening; GLAZE; 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1 tablespoon rum; 1/2 to 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar

1
Prepare Cake: Preheat oven to 325u00b0. Beat 2 cups butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add 3 cups brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time; beat until blended after each addition.
2
Stir together flour and next 5 ingredients. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in pecans and vanilla. Spoon batter into a greased (with shortening) and floured 15-cup Bundt pan.
3
Bake at 325u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely.
4
Prepare Glaze: Bring 1/4 cup brown sugar and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly; boil, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat, and whisk in rum. Add 1/3 cup powdered sugar; whisk until smooth. Gradually add more powdered sugar, whisking constantly, until desired thickness is reached. Drizzle glaze over cake.

Pecan Spice Cake With Caramel-Rum Glaze

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