pecan pie cake

Ingredients For pecan pie cake

• 2 c

  chopped pecans
• 1/2 c

  butter, softened
• 1/2 c

  shortening, like crisco
• 2 c

  sugar
• 5 lg

  egg yolks
• 1 Tbsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 c

  buttermilk
• 2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 c

  pecans
• 2 lg

  egg whites
• 3/4 c

  dark corn syrup
• PIE FILLING
• 1/2 c

  brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 c

  corn starch
• 4 lg

  egg yolks
• 1 1/2 c

  half and half
• 3/4 c

  dark corn syrup
• 1/8 tsp

  salt
• 3 Tbsp

  butter
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract