butter pecan cake

Florala, AL
Updated on Aug 25, 2012

I am always looking for ways to use the pecans that we have growing in our yard. This is a wonderful cake with Butter Pecan Frosting.

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Ingredients

  • CAKE
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/3 cups pecans, chopped
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • BUTTER PECAN FROSTING
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • - reserved pecans

How To Make butter pecan cake

  • Step 1
    Melt 3 tablespoons butter in 9"x13" pan in 350-degree oven. When butter is melted add pecans and toast for 10 minutes. Cool
  • Step 2
    Cream butter, in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy and sugar is dissolved.
  • Step 3
    Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Step 4
    Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
  • Step 5
    Stir in vanilla and 1 cups pecans, chopped; reserving remaining pecans for the frosting.
  • Step 6
    Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 8 inch cake pans. Bake at 350-degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool cake 10 minutes in pan. Remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Step 7
    FROSTING: Cream butter; add sugar, milk and vanilla. beating until light and fluffy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost cake.

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