Praline Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 tbsp butter (room temp)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup walnut or pecan pieces

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, grease and flour a 9 inch cake pan

2. 2

   Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside.

3. 3

   Cream the butter and sugar together

4. 4

   Add eggs, beat for 1-2 minutes

5. 5

   Now add the vanilla and mix to combine

6. 6

   Alternatingly add the buttermilk and dry ingredients in 2 batches each until just mixed.

7. 7

   Pour into prepared pan and bake for 28-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle emerges clean

8. 8

   --- Praline ---

9. 9

   Put a frying pan on medium high heat, add your notes, toast the nuts, swirling every thirty seconds or so for about 2 minutes. They will darken and smell toasty.

10. 10

    Bring the brown sugar, butter and cream to boil in a small saucepan, simmer for 3 minutes and then add the vanilla and salt.

11. 11

    Stir in the nuts and pour over the cake.