Pecan Pie Snack Cake
Serves 935 mins prep45 mins cook
This Pecan Pie snack cake is so delicious! The Spice cake is super moist. Frost with maple buttercream and top off with pecan pie topping! A must save for Thanksgiving.
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What you need

tbsp unsalted butter

tsp nutmeg

tsp ground ginger

cup buttermilk

tsp ground cinnamon

cup light-brown sugar

cup sugar

cup honey

tbsp heavy cream

tsp baking powder

cup applesauce

cup vegetable oil

cup chopped pecans

cup all purpose flour

cup maple syrup

tsp baking soda

tsp vanilla extract
egg
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine all dry ingredients in a medium bowl (in order of ingredients). Set aside. Combine all wet ingredients in a bowl. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients (in order of ingredients), whisk together. Pour cake batter into a prepared 8x8 greased parchment paper baking dish. Bake for 36-40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Pop out on cooling rack after 15 minutes and continue to cool. Make Pecan Pie topping while cake cools. Melt butter in a medium saucepan or skillet, add in brown sugar, honey, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Stir for a couple minutes on medium heat and add in the chopped pecans. Let sit and cool for a bit and make the frosting. Make Frosting while pecans cool slightly. Beat butter, powder sugar and maple syrup till smooth. Frost cake with a layer of frosting and pour cooled pecans on top of cake. Slice and enjoy.View original recipe
