This Pecan Pie Bundt Cake is a perfect idea for a Thanksgiving dessert! The texture of toasted pecans gives you that signature pecan pie flavor to this buttery cake and a splash of bourbon makes for an extra-tender crumb. the cake is topped with our boozy Brown Sugar – Bourbon Sauce for a memorable dessert that’ll be the star of your harvest table! This recipe was created by Bake From Scratch magazine as part of the Bundt of the Month recipe collection.
Pecan Pie Bundt Cake:
- 1½ cups (340 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (55 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs (150 grams), room temperature
- 3 cups (375 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1¼ teaspoons (3.75 grams) kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup (240 grams) heavy whipping cream, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons (10 grams) bourbon
- 1 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla extract
- ½ cup (57 grams) finely chopped toasted pecans
- ½ cup (57 grams) super finely chopped raw pecans
- Toasted pecan halves (optional)
- Brown Sugar-Bourbon Sauce (recipe follows)
Brown Sugar-Bourbon Sauce:
- 1 cup (220 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
- ¼ cup (60 grams) heavy whipping cream
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) bourbon
Pecan Pie Bundt Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325°F (170°C).
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined after each addition; scrape sides of bowl.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In a small bowl, whisk together cream, bourbon, and vanilla. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition and stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Fold in chopped toasted pecans.
- Spray a 10-cup Nordic Ware Magnolia Bundt Pan with baking spray with flour. Coat inside of pan with raw pecans, turning to coat and shaking out any excess. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Tap pan on counter several times to evenly spread batter and release any air bubbles. (The pan will be quite full, but the batter will not overflow.)
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes. Using a small offset spatula, gently loosen center and edges of cake from pan. Invert pan onto a wire rack; let cake stand in pan for 20 minutes. Pick up wire rack with Bundt pan on top, and lightly tap on counter to loosen cake; remove from pan, and place wire rack over a parchment-lined baking sheet. Let cool completely.
Brown Sugar-Bourbon Sauce:
- In a small saucepan, bring brown sugar, butter, cream, and salt to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in bourbon. Use immediately.
- Top each petal of cake design with 1 pecan half (if using). Spoon Brown Sugar-Bourbon Sauce over ridges of cake as desired. Once sauce stops dripping, transfer cake to a serving plate. For fuller coverage, brush more still-hot sauce onto sides of cake using a small pastry brush. Serve immediately.
Posted by David AZ
This is a great recipe! Dense, moist, just the right amount of bourbon, absolutely no sticking with the layer of ground pecans (even with the rose pan), and the bourbon sauce makes it extra special. I’m glad I was patient and skipped all the recipes from the big-name sites that came up first in my ‘bourbon pecan bundt cake’ search.
Posted by beverly
I made this for a church bake sale, but I made it as mini bundt cakes. One recipe made 12 mini cakes. They were gobbled up.
Posted by tsmagula@gmail.com
This was my first Bundt in my new pan. The recipe is incredible! It has notes of caramel and just the perfect amount of sweetness. It’s even better than pecan pie! I added vanilla to the recipe. Don’t forget the pecan crust on the inside of the pan, it turns out fantastic! I messed up a little and didn’t realize this was a full-sized recipe and was using a 6 cup pan but I ended up making two bundts instead and it worked out perfectly. And if you are wondering, if you halve the recipe it’s the perfect size for the 6-cup pan!
Posted by Mona Carbona
This cake is delicious! I didn’t have bourbon so I substituted vanilla and it came out great – I can see that it would be even better with the bourbon. I used my Heritage bundt and it came out beautifully. I will definitely make this cake again.