2011 would not have been the same for me without Køkken69 and all the lovely acquaintances and friends I have met here.
Despite my crazy travel work schedule, I am suprised that I have pressed on and this space has sustained.
Looking back, I want to believe that I have continued to improve in what I am doing here and am thankful for all the silent and not-so silent visitors who continue to grace this space.
Thank you for visiting.
Thank you for commenting.
Thank you for trying out the recipes published here. The greatest joy I derive out of this space is when I receive excited feeedback for the recipes. Knowing that my posts managed to inspire is priceless!
I leave you with this very humble and down to earth Pecan Cake adapted from Alex Goh’s Walnut Cake Recipe in Creative Making Of Cakes. Happy New Year and may we all have many many reasons to rejoice and celebrate in the new year!
- (A)
- 250g Butter
- 20g Sugar
- (B)
- 7 Egg Yolks
- (C)
- 7 Egg Whites
- 170g Sugar
- (D)
- 190g Plain flour
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- ½ tbsp Milk Powder (I omitted this as I ran out of milk powder)
- (E)
- 160g Chopped Pecans (You can replace this with other nuts such as Walnut)
- 100g Chocolate Chips
- Preheat oven to 180C. Cream (A) together
- Add (B) to (A) and mix until light and smooth.
- In a separate clean mixing bowl, whip (C) until stiff peaks are formed.
- Fold meringue into butter and egg yolk mixture (2) until well combined.
- Sift (D) into batter and fold until well combined. Add (E) and mix until well incorporated.
- Pour batter into lined baking tin and sprinkle with some pecan nuts on top for decoration. Bake cake at 180C for 50mins or test until skewer comes out clean.
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Wishing you a great year in 2012. Happy New Year!!
Wishing you and family a Happy 2012!
Thanks Shirley for sharing all the recipes too!
You are such an inspiration!
Err did u use an 8 inch round tin for the pecan cake?
Thanks.
Happy New Year 2012 Shirley! Looking forward more nice foods from your blog in 2012.
Gorgeous and elegant looking cake! Happy new year!
@Christine -Thanks! I halved this recipe and used a 6" tin. I believe Alex Goh normally uses a 9" tin for his recipes…
The cake looks really super and loaded with pecans.
Happy New Year!
Angie
Thank YOU for all the inspiration Shirley. I am glad I get to know you through this space of yours.
Looking forward to another great year of 2012 of cooking and baking!!! Happy New Year!
I've got this book too, but haven't try this yet. Looks yummy and wish you Happy New Year 2012
Happy New Year to u Shirley! hv a blessed one and keep up the good work!
Your photos only get better and better ..so much so now maybe they can't? They are perfect..Congatulations!
happy new Year..I like that the cake looks petite in it's magnitude:)
Happy New Year, Shirley! Looking forward to plenty more delicious recipes of yours. I'll take half the cake, thank you.
That cake looks so fine and delicious! I would love to try making this one day! Happy New Year to you:)
Looks delicious. Would love for you to share your pictures with us over at foodepix.com.
This looks so tasty, yum!
Gorgeous photos, too. Happy New Year! 
It's such a lovely tall pecan cake! I would have loved this too! Happy 2012, Shirley! Hope to see more of your lovely bakes and pictures in the new year!
Happy New Year Shirley! I hope 2012 is a great year for you with lots of travel and delicious food! Thanks for keeping us hungry and drooling with your creations
a wonderful cake to welcome the new year! happy new year to you and may it be a fruitful year with more baking & cooking! have fun!
thank YOU for sharing all your recipes with us! have a great year ahead!
i can just imagine the wonderful smell of toasted pecans! looks like a great cake, shirley!
happy new year!
Gorgeous! I love the height of your cake…love tall cakes.
Happy New Year!
Walnuts instead of pecans? Thanks a lot.
Any year is a much better year if it begins with cake! LOL
Wishing you a fabulous 2012. May it be all that you dream of — and more.
Happy New Year Shirley. Great blog! Keep it up!
I love the look of pecans on the cake and that slice looks absolutely soft and moist!
Happy New Year Shirley!
Happy New Year to you, Shirley!
Pecan cake is a "holiday" cake and how nice to start the new year with this.
The cake looks awesome ! Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
Happy new year Shirley!. Hope the new years brings even more good things to you and to kokken69
Happy New Year Shirley and all the best to you. I have not tried a pecan cake before (walnut yes …) but I am sure it is delicious. It looks amazingly good from the pics.
This cake is so beautifully baked. Happy New Year to you, Shirley.
happy New year Shirley! All the best and I hope to see more yummy dishes from you!
Happy New Year Shirley
Oh, man! My mom made these amazing pecan cupcakes with caramel icing over the holidays and I've been searching for something similar since then. This is definitely going to be baking in my oven this week. Can't wait!
Your cake looks delicious. Can't wait to try this recipe