Ingredients
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1 (18 1/4 ounce) box moist yellow cake mix
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1 (3 1/2 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
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4 large eggs
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1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened not melted
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2/3 cup water
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1 cup brown sugar, packed firm
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract, pure
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
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1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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3 tablespoons water
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1/2 cup chopped fresh pecans
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1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
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4 tablespoons canned condensed milk
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350°F.
- In large mixing bowl beat eggs till blended, while mixer is still going add margarine, water, pudding mix and blend well about 1 minute.
- After this is done add cake mix beat on medium speed till well blended.
- Stop mixer then add brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon, restart mixer and add your extracts, mix well.
- Add the 3 Tbsp water blend, then fold in your pecans.
- Batter should be thick but will still pour slowly out of the bowl.
- Spray Bundt pan Well with floured baking spray, Pour batter evenly into Bundt pan.
- Place Bundt pan onto center rack and bake 55-60 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed.
- IMPORTANT: *Do not open oven door until your baking time is almost up.(I know it's hard)But opening the oven to early on Bundt cakes cause them to drop.*.
- When done remove pan from oven and set on wire rack for 5 minutes just long enough for pan to cool a little.
- Next move the pan into the freezer for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes remove the cake and pan from the freezer and invert it onto a cake plate. and start your glaze.
- GLAZE:
- In a sauce pan combine sugar, milk and butter.
- Cook over medium high heat stirring constantly, Mixture will start to boil.
- Boil mixture for 3 minutes stirring constantly.
- After 3 minutes remove from heat then add the vanilla and stir, keep stirring until glaze just begins to thicken.
- Drizzle the amount of Carmel glaze you want over cake.
- After cake and glaze have totally cooled sprinkle a lite dusting of powdered sugar over entire cake just before serving.