Pecan Pudding Cake

Name: Pecan Pudding Cake
Yield: serves 15-20
Ingredients: 1 package yellow cake mix; 1 cup milk; 4 eggs; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup chopped pecans; 2 cups cold milk; One 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix; One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 cups heavy cream; 6 tablespoons sugar; One 26-ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1/2 cup coconut flakes

December 14, 2011

Recipe information

Yield
serves 15-20

Ingredients

Cake

1 package yellow cake mix

1 cup milk

4 eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup chopped pecans

Topping

2 cups cold milk

One 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix

One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature

2 cups heavy cream

6 tablespoons sugar

One 26-ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup coconut flakes

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. In a bowl, combine the cake mix, milk, eggs, oil, and pecans, and blend just until moistened; then beat at medium speed for two minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
Step 2
While the cake is baking, make the topping: Stir together the milk and the pudding, then beat in the cream cheese, a few small pieces at a time; set aside. Whip the cream with the sugar until stiff.
Step 3
When the cake is done, prick the top with a fork. Pour the pineapple and juice over the hot cake. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the pineapple, then cover the cake with the whipped cream. Garnish the cake with the pecans and coconut. Refrigerate for a while. The longer the cake is refrigerated the better it tastes. This cake freezes well.

The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved. Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.

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