Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream (heavy)
  • 1 2/3 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup butter (melted)
  • 1/3 cup cream (heavy)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan with shortening, set aside.
  • Place the 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup whipping cream in a heavy duty sauce pan over low heat. Stir and cook until butter has melted. Remove from heat, set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl, whisk to combine, set aside.
  • Place the sugar,vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed until mixture is creamy, scraping bowl as you beat. Add the melted butter/whipped cream mixture along with the flour mixture to the bowl. Beat until incorporated. Spread the batter into the prepared pan, bake 30 - 35 minutes until tests done with a toothpick.
  • Topping
  • Heat your broiler
  • Combine all topping ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir until well combined. Spread over the warm cake, broil 2 - 4 inches from heat. Broil until topping is bubbly all over, about 4 minutes. Cool the cake about 15 minutes, serve warm or cooled. Top with ice cream if desired.