The combination of praline, chocolate, and whipped cream in this Chocolate Praline Layer Cake makes for a truly spectacular southern dessert.

It’s easy enough to make for potlucks, but elegant enough for special occasions or holidays. This cake won the Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1988 and all these years later, it’s still  a winner.

What Is A Praline"

A sweet confection with a rich, creamy texture made from sugar, butter, and pecans.

Praline Cake is a decadent southern dessert made with a combination of praline mixture, chocolate cake, and whipped cream.

Doctored Cake Mix Recipe

The chocolate cake part of this recipe is made with a box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix. I love using cake mixes as a base for recipes. It simplifies them and makes them virtually foolproof.
How To Make Chocolate Praline Cake

(Detailed instructions below.)

An easy praline mixture is made from butter, pecans, brown sugar, and cream and then poured into the bottom of two cake pans. The cake batter goes on top. When you flip the bakes cakes over, a little of the praline mixture oozes down the sides creating a dramatic effect.

A thick layer of fresh whipped cream is sandwiched between the layers and another thick layer is spread on top. Love that you don’t need to mess with frosting the sides.

To finish it off, chocolate curls and pecan halves are arranged on top for decoration.

Chocolate Praline Layer Cake makes a stunning presenta...