Recipe: Chocolate & Pecan Spice Cake with Tahini Buttercream Icing & Sesame Praline

Name: Chocolate & Pecan Spice Cake with Tahini Buttercream Icing & Sesame Praline
Ingredients: 160 g castor sugar; 160 g butter; 40 g light brown sugar; 3 eggs; 150 g plain flour, sifted; 10 ml baking powder; 15 ml mixed spice; 125 g pecan nut meal/ ground pecan nuts; 250 ml sour cream, or plain yoghurt; 100 g pecan nuts, shelled and chopped; ½ cup dark chocolate, chopped; 40 g light brown sugar; 10 ml mixed spice; 140 g butter, softened; 280 g icing sugar, sifted; 30 ml milk; ¼ cup tahini; 1 cup white sugar; 2 tbsp water; 2 tbsp sesame seeds

November 7, 2018

|In Recipes, 5 Ways WIth

|By Taryne Jakobi

The recipe looks long, but it really isn’t!

I have broken down all the stages to make it easier to prepare. Its such a quick cake to bake, and the tahini icing is simply next level! enjoy

xx

PS. My perfectionist tendencies want to apologize for the rustic – ness of the cake, that is because I have a 5 year old helping, who insisted she do the lining of the cake tin. When you do it, I know it will be lovely and even and your cake will be smooth and look a lot less rustic 🙂

AuthorTaryne JakobiCategoryDessert, Cakes & Tarts

Yields1 Serving

Chocolate & Pecan Spice Cake with Tahini Buttercream Icing & Sesame Praline

For The Cake

160 g castor sugar

160 g butter

40 g light brown sugar

3 eggs

150 g plain flour, sifted

10 ml baking powder

15 ml mixed spice

125 g pecan nut meal/ ground pecan nuts

250 ml sour cream, or plain yoghurt

Chocolate & Pecan Nut Mixture

100 g pecan nuts, shelled and chopped

½ cup dark chocolate, chopped

40 g light brown sugar

10 ml mixed spice

For The Buttercream Icing

140 g butter, softened

280 g icing sugar, sifted

30 ml milk

¼ cup tahini

For The Sesame Praline

1 cup white sugar

2 tbsp water

2 tbsp sesame seeds

For The Pecan Chocolate Spice Mix

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and set aside while you make the cake.

For The Sesame Praline

Line a baking tray with baking paper or a silicone mat.
Place the sugar and water in a saucepan and cook over a low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
Increase the heat, and stop stirring, the mixture will turn golden brown, watch it carefully.
Remove and add the sesame seeds
Pour onto the baking tray and allow to cool.
When cold break half the praline into shards, place the other half in a spice grinder or processor and grind. Alternatively pop in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin.

For The Cake

Preheat oven to 180oC. Grease and line 2 round sandwich tins

Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Fold in the flour, baking powder, mixed spice, and pecan meal. Use a wooden spoon, and do not over mix.
Stir in the sour cream or yoghurt.

Divide the mixture in two and spoon into the prepared tins.
Sprinkle over the pecan nut and chocolate mixture.
Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
remove from the oven and place on a cake rack to cool

For The Tahini Buttercream

While the cake is baking make the buttercream icing.
Beat the butter in a large bowl until soft and light in colour.
Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
Add the remaining icing sugar and one tablespoon of the milk and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth.
Add remainder of the milk, if necessary, to loosen the mixture.
Swirl through the buttercream 1- 2 tablespoons of tahini

To Assemble The Cake

When cool remove cakes from tins.
Spread a few large dollops of icing across the top of one of the cakes.
Sprinkle with the crushed praline.
Layer second cake on top of first cake.
Spread with more buttercream, and drizzle with remaining tahini.
Decorate with sesame praline shards and serve