Thanksgiving Recipes
Mini Pumpkin Pecan Orange Soaked Cakes
Your family and friends will love to receive this delicious Mini Pumpkin Pecan Orange Soaked Cakes gift.
Prep: 15 min | Bake: 25 min | Yield: 12 cakes
Ingredients
Cakes
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (18.25 ounce) box spice cake mix
- 1 (15 ounce) can Libby's® 100% Pure Pumpkin
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
Orange Syrup
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 6 cake mini Bundt pans. Sprinkle nuts over bottom.
Cakes
- Combine cake mix, pumpkin, vegetable oil and eggs in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds or until blended.
- Beat for 4 minutes on medium speed.
- Spoon about 1/2 cup into each mold.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cakes comes out clean.
- Remove from oven.
- With back of spoon, carefully pat down dome of each cake to flatten.
- Let cool in pans for 5 minutes.
- Invert cakes onto cooling rack(s).
- Poke holes in cakes with wooden pick.
- Spoon a tablespoon of Orange Syrup over each cake. Allow syrup to soak in.
- Cool completely before serving or wrapping for gifts.
Orange Syrup
- Place butter, granulated sugar, water and grated orange peel in small saucepan. Bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in orange juice.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: VeryBestBaking.com and Nestlé®
By: Libby's Pumpkin