Pumpkin Praline Torte Recipe
🕒 Total Time: 55 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Cook Time: 40 minutes
🥧 Description: Indulge in the warm flavors of fall with this delightful Pumpkin Praline Torte. Perfect for any occasion, this dessert is a true crowd-pleaser. Whether it’s for a cozy winter gathering, a festive Christmas celebration, or a Thanksgiving feast, this torte is sure to impress your guests with its rich pumpkin flavor and crunchy praline topping. Plus, it’s incredibly easy to make, taking less than an hour from start to finish.
🍽 Recipe Category: Dessert
🔎 Keywords: Fruit, Nuts, Kid Friendly, Potluck, Winter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, < 60 Mins, Oven, Easy
📝 Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 3/4 cup | Brown sugar |
| 1/3 cup | Butter |
| 3 | Eggs |
| 3/4 cup | Sugar |
| 4 | Pecans |
| 1 2/3 cups | Canned pumpkin |
| 1 | Vanilla extract |
| 2 cups | All-purpose flour |
| 1/4 cup | Baking powder |
| 2 tsp | Pumpkin pie spice |
| 2 tsp | Baking soda |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
| 1 cup | Confectioners’ sugar |
| 1 tsp | Vanilla extract |
🌟 Nutritional Information (Per Serving):
- Calories: 661.8
- Fat Content: 44.2g
- Saturated Fat Content: 15.4g
- Cholesterol Content: 128.2mg
- Sodium Content: 447.4mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 63.5g
- Fiber Content: 1.4g
- Sugar Content: 44.3g
- Protein Content: 5.9g
🍽 Instructions:
- In a heavy saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Pour the mixture into two well-greased 9-inch round cake pans. Sprinkle with pecans and let it cool.
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and oil. Add pumpkin and vanilla, then combine dry ingredients and add to the pumpkin mixture. Beat until just blended.
- Carefully spoon the batter over the brown sugar mixture in the pans.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Allow the torte to cool for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Place one cake layer, praline side up, on a serving plate.
- In another mixing bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar and vanilla.
- Spread two-thirds of the whipped cream over the first cake layer.
- Top with the second layer and spread the remaining whipped cream over it.
- Sprinkle with additional pecans if desired.
- Store the Pumpkin Praline Torte in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
🎃 Enjoy this delightful Pumpkin Praline Torte with your loved ones and savor the flavors of the season!