# Chocolate Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream

This recipe shows how to make a soft and moist chocolate pecan cake with a cream cheese buttercream frosting.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 12 2/3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 80 g cream cheese
- 70 g unsalted butter
- 145 g icing sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cup pecan nuts

## Instructions

1. Sift together 2 cups cake flour, 2 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt.
2. Add 2/3 cup cocoa powder and sift again.
3. In a separate bowl, combine 12/3 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup buttermilk, and 1 cup vegetable oil.
4. Mix until combined.
5. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup boiling water, 1 tsp instant coffee, and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
6. Pour the coffee mixture into the batter and mix until combined.
7. Pour batter into two 12cm x 22cm loaf pans lined with baking paper.
8. Bake at 140 degrees celsius convection oven for 60 minutes.
9. Prepare the cream cheese buttercream by combining 80 g cream cheese, 70 g unsalted butter, 145 g icing sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, and 1/4 tbsp lemon juice.
10. Beat until smooth and creamy.
11. Frost the cooled cakes with the cream cheese buttercream.
12. Top with 1/2 cup pecan nuts.

## Equipment

- sieve
- measuring cups
- hand mixer
- loaf pans
- oven
- spatula
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIG-OAah9vI/?igsh=M2NnejVxb2d6aG5s
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5038701a-7036-42c0-8621-7c4fd656c946
- Extracted: 2025-04-06

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