Easy Southern Praline Pecan Cake With Butter Sauce
If you need a delicious cake in record time, my easy Southern praline pecan cake with butter sauce is here to save the day.
Butter pecan praline cake is a sweet dessert that will remind you of the classic Southern candy.
Cake With A Decadent Praline Topping
It’s rich, decadent, and the kind of cake you can serve to company. But what they’ll never know (unless you spill the beans) is that this all starts out with a boxed cake mix.
That’s perfect for any of you that are new to baking, and even if you’re fully at ease with baking from scratch, having a reliable cheat like this is a lifesaver when you’ve got a church potluck or other gathering to get ready for quickly!
The Perfect Cake Full of Southern Flavors
The butter pecan glaze on the top of the cake is so similar to pralines, a classic southern candy.
Even if you’ve never had southern praline pecan candy, you’ll absolutely adore the flavors.
It really is the perfect cake, and since it’s such an easy recipe that always has everyone raving for more, you will most certainly make it whenever you have the chance.
Ingredients For Southern Praline Pecan Cake
Cake Ingredients
- Duncan Hines Yellow Cake
- Sour cream
- Vegetable oil
- Eggs
- Chopped pecans
- Melted butter
- Heavy cream
- Brown sugar
Butter Sauce Ingredients
- Butter
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Chopped pecans
Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
How to Make This Pecan Praline Cake Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray the baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, sour cream, butter, cream, and brown sugar to a bowl and mix with an electric mixer.
- Next, add the pecans and fold them in.
- Pour the cake into a greased 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- When the cake is done baking, start the butter sauce by adding some butter to a saucepan.
- Melt the butter on low heat.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk into the saucepan and stir until hot.
- Add the pecans and pour the yummy sauce over the cake. You can either pour over the entire cake or one piece at a time.
Just a fair warning to y’all, this cake is so rich, but it’s so good too. I felt like I melted away with each bite.
My husband was apparently talking to me, but I didn’t hear a word he said. I was so busy enjoying my slice of cake.
When you scroll down, you’ll see the full recipe. I made this cake with a boxed cake mix along with a few other ingredients.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Praline Pecan Cake
Start by adding the cake mix to a large mixing bowl.
You can use a box of butter pecan cake mix or yellow cake mix for this.
These make a good base to work with, and if you’ve never really baked, you’ll find this recipe will help you step out of your comfort zone just a little bit more.
Pour the vegetable oil into the bowl.
Pour the melted butter into the bowl next.
Add the sour cream to the bowl.
The sour cream is going to help make the cake more moist.
Pour the heavy cream into the bowl.
Next, add the brown sugar to the bowl and mix the ingredients with a hand mixer.
Add the eggs to the bowl and mix well.
Finally, add the pecans to the bowl and fold in.
Spread the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until the top is light and golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean.
Pecan Butter Sauce
Cook the sauce after the cake is done baking.
Add the butter to a small saucepan and melt on low heat.
Pour the sweetened condensed milk into the saucepan after the butter melts and cook on low until it’s hot.
If it takes a while to get hot, you can turn the burner up to medium heat, but keep an eye on it.
Add the pecans to the sauce and stir it around to coat the pecans.
Once you are done cooking the sauce, pour it over the whole cake or over individual slices of cake.
How To Store The Cake And Sauce
Store the cake and sauce in an airtight container and keep it refrigerated.
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Easy Southern Praline Pecan Cake With Butter Sauce
The next time you need a delicious dessert for a family gathering, dinner party, potluck, church event, holiday, or simply because you just want dessert, you’ve got to try this easy Southern praline pecan cake.
That sweet butter sauce just makes it all the more heavenly. Try it today, and you’ll see why it’s one of my most popular recipes!
And it might become your absolute favorite.
Easy Southern Praline Pecan Cake With Butter Sauce
Ingredients
Cake Mix
- 15.25 ounce Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Cake Mix
- 2/3 cup of vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup of sour cream
- 4 Tablespoons melted butter
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Pecan Butter Sauce
- 3 Tablespoons of butter
- 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup of chopped pecans
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13-inch by 9-inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, add the cake mix, vegetable oil, sour cream, melted butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream, eggs, and mix well.
- Add the chopped pecans and fold them into the cake batter.
- Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Butter Pecan Sauce
- After the cake bakes, add the butter to a small saucepan and melt on low heat.
- Next, pour the sweetened condensed milk into the saucepan after the butter melts and stir. Cook until hot.
- Add the pecans and stir.
- Pour the butter sauce over one slice of cake or the entire cake.
