{"id":7859,"date":"2026-05-07T10:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:21:34","slug":"texas-tornado-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/texas-tornado-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tornado Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fpm_start\"><\/div>\n<p>This ultra-moist Southern classic is loaded with coconut, pecans, creamy frosting, and warm caramel goodness in every bite! \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n<p>Prep time: 20 minutes<br \/>\nCook time: 40 minutes<br \/>\nTotal time: 1 hour<br \/>\nYield: 12 servings<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>For the Cake:<\/p>\n<p>* 2 cups all-purpose flour<br \/>\n* 2 cups granulated sugar<br \/>\n* 2 large eggs<br \/>\n* 1 tsp baking soda<br \/>\n* 1\/2 tsp salt<br \/>\n* 1 tsp vanilla extract<br \/>\n* 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple with juice<br \/>\n* 1 cup chopped pecans<\/p>\n<p>For the Cream Filling:<\/p>\n<p>* 8 oz cream cheese, softened<br \/>\n* 1\/2 cup powdered sugar<br \/>\n* 1 tsp vanilla extract<br \/>\n* 1 cup whipped topping<\/p>\n<p>For the Caramel Topping:<\/p>\n<p>* 1\/2 cup butter<br \/>\n* 1\/2 cup brown sugar<br \/>\n* 1\/4 cup evaporated milk<br \/>\n* 1 tsp vanilla extract<br \/>\n* 1\/2 cup chopped pecans<br \/>\n* 1\/2 cup shredded coconut<\/p><script data-noptimize=\"\" data-wpfc-render=\"false\">\nfpm_start( \"true\" );\n<\/script>\n\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease a 9&#215;13-inch baking dish.<\/p>\n<p>2. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.<\/p>\n<p>3. Add eggs, vanilla, and crushed pineapple with juice. Stir until combined.<\/p>\n<p>4. Fold in chopped pecans and pour batter into prepared baking dish.<\/p>\n<p>5. Bake for 35\u201340 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.<\/p>\n<p>6. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.<\/p>\n<p>7. Once cake cools slightly, spread cream filling over the cake.<\/p>\n<p>8. In a saucepan, melt butter with brown sugar and evaporated milk. Simmer for 2\u20133 minutes until thickened slightly.<\/p>\n<p>9. Stir in vanilla, pecans, and coconut.<\/p>\n<p>10. Pour warm caramel topping over the cream layer and let set before serving.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Tip:<\/p>\n<p>Toast the pecans and coconut before adding them to the topping for a deeper buttery flavor and extra crunch!<\/p>\n<div class=\"fpm_end\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This ultra-moist Southern classic is loaded with coconut, pecans, creamy frosting, and warm caramel goodness in every bite! \ud83d\ude0d Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Total time: 1 &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7859"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7861,"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7859\/revisions\/7861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}