Pecan Praline Butter Cream Icing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 -pecan pralines-.
• 2 melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan.
• 3 add sugar to the saucepan and stir frequently (do not use a plastic spoon, use a wire whisk). stir until completely melted and resembles an amber color.
• 4 add in pecans and continue to stir mixture until the sugar is hot and bubbly (do not use a whisk for this part, use a metal spoon).
• 5 on parchment paper, spread out the pecan mixture and let cool completely.
• 6 break pecans into pieces and place into a food processor. process until it resembles brown sugar (slightly moist, but not pasty).
• 7 -butter cream icing-.
• 8 add a dash of salt to the egg whites and beat for 30 seconds.
• 9 place the whites over a double broiler and add sugar 1/2 cup at a time.
• 10 gently whip the mixture with a whisk until the egg whites no longer feel grainy when rubbed between your fingertips.
• 11 whip mixture on medium high until bowl is cool to the touch.
• 12 cut up the cold, but not hard, butter, and slowly add it to the meringue.
• 13 mix butter into meringue on medium-high with cake mixer. keep mixing until you hear a "slapping" sound. this is when the butter cream is ready.
• 14 add vanilla.