Ingredients

CAKE
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
3/4 cup unsalted Challenge butter at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk any but non-fat
1 cup sour cream full fat preferred
1/2 cup chopped pecans
GLAZE
4 tablespoon Challenge butter melted
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon dark rum optional, but delicious
1/3 cup toasted pecans chopped

Instructions

CAKE
Preheat oven to 325°F .
Grease and flour the bundt pan. This is an essential step for properly removing the baked cake, so be sure to do a thorough job.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, blend the butter until fully smooth.
Add both sugars and beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes. The mixture should be light and fluffy and fully blended.
While still mixing, add the eggs, one at a time, with a few seconds of blending in between each egg.
While slowly mixing, slowly add about half of the flour mixture, then pour in the vanilla and milk.
Add the second half of the flour and then the sour cream.
Blend just until all of the ingredients are well incorporated, then add the pecans and blend until combined.
Pour/scoop batter into prepared pan, using a spatula to smooth the top, as needed.
Bake 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs (but no wet batter).
Cool in the pan, sitting on a wire rack, until the pan is cool (or just barely warm) to the touch - at least 1 hour. Gently use a small spatula to loosen the cake around the center and edges of the pan. Invert the cake onto a plate, give the pan a good firm tab on the bottom, and then lift up pan.
While the oven is still on, spread the 1/3 cup chopped pecans (for the top of the cake) onto a baking sheet and bake for about 3 minutes, or until fragrant. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
GLAZE
Once the cake is cool and has been removed from the pan, prepare the glaze by melting the butter in a medium sized bowl, then add the powdered sugar and use a small whisk to combine.
Add the vanilla and rum and whisk. The glaze with thicken as it sits a room temperature, so you can play around with how thick you want it before pouring it over the cake.
As soon as you've added the glaze to the cake, sprinkle with the toasted pecans.
Allow to the icing to set just a bit, then slice and enjoy!
NOTES
This cake will remain fresh and delicious for 1-3 days. Store covered and at room temperature.
Feel free to microwave a slice for 10 seconds or so to enjoy with coffee... at least that's what I like to do!

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