Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup Bourbon
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
1 cup coarsely chopped pralines, plus extra for topping
1/3 cup warm hot fudge
1/4 cup caramel sauce
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch or 10-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray or oil.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sugar, egg, milk, and bourbon until well combined; whisk in chocolate until combined. Whisk in flour mixture and praline until just combined. Place cake batter in pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes, or until well risen and slightly cracked on top. Cool 30 minutes before removing outer ring. Drizzle hot fudge and caramel on top of cake, sprinkle with praline, and serve.
Makes 8 servings
Holy cow this looks amazing!!! And seriously decadent.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amy!
DeleteI love how you turned a praline mishap into a mardi gras miracle! Gorgeous!
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DeleteI spy mayonnaise in this recipe! This cake looks yummy though. Can we do a cake exchange for our next book club?
ReplyDeleteYes ma'am, that's what makes it so southern! I would like to do a cake exchange!
DeleteWoah, now if that isn't a showstopper.
ReplyDeletewow, how phenomenal is this!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shannon!
DeleteLooks like a wonderful cake -- I'll try it this weekend! Question, though, it looks from the picture like the cake was baked in a tube pan, but the instructions call for a springform. And can you give us the praline recipe you used, or recommend one?
ReplyDeleteHey Tom, it's pretty fudgy from the mayo and all of that chocolate - just a warning. It's more a fudgy brownie consistency. I should have posted another picture of the whole cake. It's tapered and a little sunken in the middle. There's a whole praline on top. I baked it in a 9-inch springform. I used the praline recipe from Simply Recipes. I texted my mom for the recipe....
DeleteOkay here is my mom's recipe/the one I used before:
Delete1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup half-n-half
3 tablespoons butter (salted?)
2 cups pecan halves
Butter sides of saucepan. Combined sugars & half-n-half in pan. Cook over medium high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with wooden spoon until sugar dissolves(6-8 min). Clip candy thermometer to pan. Cook over medium low heat until it registers 234 degrees. Mixture should boil at moderate steady rate. Add butter but do not stir! Cool without stirring to 150 degrees, about 30 minutes. Remove thermometer and stir in pecans. Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until candy is just beginning to thicken but still glossy. Drop 2 T onto waxed paper forming 3-inch pralines.
Thanks, Emily, I'll definitely try it!
DeleteLongtime reader and dare I say, superfan, what have you been up to since graduating pastry school? I am thinking about going to pastry school as well and am just curious. If its private, I understand
ReplyDeleteWell, I've just been updating my blog and blogging more. I'll be doing some freelance blog work coming up. I'm in transition right now. I got laid off two weeks ago. Pastry school is great! The job market, however, is not so great. :-) Thank you for reading!
DeleteThis cake looks wonderful! But I was wondering if I could make it without the mayo?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bianca! I think you can, but you will need more fat and egg. Maybe try using 1 egg and 6 T melted butter?
DeleteI have been so wanting to make pralines forever! And this cake...swoon! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Dorothy! Did you see the recipe for pralines that I posted in the comments?
DeleteNow THAT looks like a delicious cake!
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