Caramel Pecan Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 6 large eggs
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 dash salt
• chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, add sugar and fresh lemon juice.
• 2 cream until light and fluffy --
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 4 combine baking soda to sour cream; sift flour twice with salt.
• 5 turn mixer onto low speed and alternately add sour cream and flour to batter.
• 6 add flavorings --
• 7 pour batter into a greased and floured bundt or tube pan.and bake at 325* for 1 1/2 hours.
• 8 to prepare icing:.
• 9 in a heavy saucepan, mix 2 cups sugar, beaten egg, butter and milk --
• 10 put on low fire and let come to a slow boil --
• 11 in a small black iron skillet, melt remaining 1/2 cup sugar and let cook until brown and runny.
• 12 add this to sugar mixture and continue to cook until the temperature reaches the soft ball stage.238*.
• 13 you must cook this slowly to prevent the milk from scorching.
• 14 remove from fire and let cool slightly.; then add salt and flavorings.
• 15 beat until icing reaches a spreading consistency.
• 16 ice on cooled cake.
• 17 sprinkle top with chopped pecans.