Pecan Pie Pudding Cake

Pecan pie pudding cake is a cobbler cake with that that makes its own pecan pie pudding as it bakes. Great Thanksgiving dessert that isn’t pie!

Pudding cakes are awesome! Sometimes called “cobblers” or “cobbler cakes”, these yummy desserts practically make themselves.

You just mix up the cake batter and top it with the sauce ingredients. Then pour water over the top, and they make their own sauce while they bake. It’s like delicious magic!

This pecan pie pudding cake has a layer of cake that bakes on top of the pecan pie pudding layer. The buttery edges are my favorite part of this cake.

It’s perfect on its own or topped with a little whipped cream or ice cream, and it makes an easy Thanksgiving dessert that has the flavors of pecan pie without the work. 

How to make pecan pie pudding cake

For the pecan pie pudding cake, begin by whisking the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt) together.

Whisk in the milk and vanilla to make a thick batter.

Pour the melted butter into the bottom of the baking dish. Then spread the batter over the butter.

The easiest way to do this is to drop dollops of batter over the butter and then carefully spread them together.

Then, the batter is topped with pecans and brown sugar. Finally, hot water is poured over the top of the whole thing.

Tips for making this pudding cake

The batter for this cake is on the thicker side. Be careful when measuring your flour because too much flour will give you a cake batter that’s really difficult to work with.

If that does happen, simply thin the batter out a little with more milk until it’s spreadable. You just won’t want the batter to be too thin because there’s liquid under it (melted butter) and on top of it (the hot water). So, a thin batter wouldn’t hold up.

Also, it’s really tempting to want to stir the water in, but don’t do it! The water mixes with the brown sugar to help create the pudding layer.

More Pecan Pie recipes!

If you like this cake, you might also like pecan pie brownies or pecan pie updside-down cake.

More pudding cake recipes!

• Gingerbread Pudding Cake
• Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
• Lemon Pudding Cake

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5 from 13 votes

Pecan Pie Pudding Cake

Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 20 servings

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Pecan pie pudding cake makes its own pecan pie pudding and cake layers as it bakes. Check out the tips and step-by-step photos above the recipe. 

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Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1/2 cup butter melted
• ▢ 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour*
• ▢ 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2/3 cup milk**
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups hot water***

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Pour melted butter into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together.
• Make a well in the center.
• Add milk and vanilla extract, and whisk until just combined. Batter will be on the thicker side.
• Add batter to pan.****
• Sprinkle with brown sugar and then pecans.
• Pour hot water over the top. DO NOT STIR.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the top looks set. You will see the pudding bubbling up in spots, and that's ok.
• Let sit 10 minutes before serving. The pudding portion will continue to thicken as it sits.

Notes

*Be sure to aerate (stir), spoon, and sweep when measuring your flour to avoid packing in extra flour. 

**Anything from skim to whole milk will work. 

***Hot tap water is fine. 

****Since the batter is thick, it's easier to drop dollops of batter over the bottom of the pan and then gently spread them together. It's ok if the butter shows in spots or around the edges. 

*****Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 126mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 0.7mg

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Heavily adapted from Taste of Home.