Sweet Alabama Pecanbread

Sweet Alabama Pecanbread is a rich, moist Southern-style pecan dessert bar made with sugar, oil, eggs, flour, vanilla, and plenty of chopped pecans. It bakes up tender, sweet, and nutty, somewhere between a snack cake and a soft pecan blondie.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Cooling Time 45

Total Time 1 35

Course Baked Goods, Dessert, Potluck, Snack Cake, Southern-Inspired

Cuisine Southern American

Servings squares

Calories 385 kcal

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled if desired
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and vegetable oil until smooth and glossy.
Add the eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition.
Stir in the vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture a little at a time, mixing just until no streaks of flour remain.
Gently fold in the chopped pecans.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until the top is set and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs.
Let the pecanbread cool before slicing into squares.

Notes

Pull it slightly early for a softer, fudgier center, or bake a few minutes longer for a more cake-like texture. Cool fully for cleaner slices.

Nutrition

Calories: 385kcal

Keyword 9x13 dessert, Alabama pecanbread, chopped pecans, pecan cake, southern dessert

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