"I'll have what she is having"
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"It is so nice when you can sit with someone and not have to talk"
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"I thought you didn't believe men and women could be friends"
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"There are two kinds of women: High maintenance and low maintenance"
Well, I bet you are guessing where I am headed. Back to 1989 New York City. When Harry met Sally, we all fell in love. Since then I have said it aloud several times - I am proud to partake of your pecan pie. Aloud in my head. Always ending with a glint in the eye with a whoop in my stride. And the word "PECAN" stayed. All these years later I bring to you a recipe; A Caramel PECAN pound cake. It is fingerlickingly tempting! Hurry! Preheat your oven.
Cream 100 g butter with 11/2 cups brown sugar for 4 minutes or so. Now add 5 eggs, but add one at a time while whisking with the electric whisk at mid speed. Flavour with 2 tsp vanilla extract.
In another bowl mix 2 cups all purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt. Sieve and add to the above bowl. Gently fold it all in and then add 1 cup of butter milk and continue folding. Chop a cup of pecan nuts and tumble them in and once again blend it all in.
Use a bundt pan. Grease with oil and pour the batter in. Bake at 180-200 degrees C for 30-35 mins. The baking time does vary from oven to oven. use the needle technique to check for perfect baking.
Time to get a glaze ready. In a semi deep pan melt 1/2 brown sugar and then add 4 tbsp butter. Stir continuously. To this golden heaven smelling sauce add 2 tbsp corn syrup and 2 tbsp cream. With a spatula mix well and throw in half a cup of chopped pecan nuts.
Once the cake is ready and is at room temperature, glaze it with the caramel sauce.
Where is your cake knife?
