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Kentucky Pecan Cake

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 1/2 cups 156g / 5.5ozSelf rising flour
2 tablespoons 30mlHot water
2 cups 396g / 13ozSugar
4   Egg yolks
1 1/2 cups 355mlVegetable oil
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozPecans - chopped
1 cup 237mlApplesauce
4   Egg whites
2 1/2 tablespoons 37mlGround cinnamon
  Powdered sugar

Recipe Instructions

Combine first 7 ingredients in order listed; beat at medium speed of mixer until smooth. Stir in pecans -- chopped.

Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff; fold into batter.

Pour mixture into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.

Bake at 350" for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Invert pan, and cool cake completely; remove from pan.

Sprinkle top of cake with powdered sugar.

Source:
Special Holiday Issue; Southern Living; Home For The Holidays, '89

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