Butter Pecan Cake
By
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
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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.
Rating:
★★★★★ 4 votes
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Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp
- butter
- 1 1/3 c
- pecans, chopped
- 2/3 c
- butter, softened
- 1 1/3 c
- sugar
- 2 large
- eggs
- 2 c
- all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp
- baking powder
- 1/4 tsp
- kosher salt
- 2/3 c
- milk
- 1 1/2 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp
- butter, softened
- 3 c
- powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp
- plus 1 teaspoon milk
- 3/4 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
- reserved pecans
CAKE
BUTTER PECAN FROSTING
How to Make Butter Pecan Cake
- 1Melt 3 tablespoons butter in 9"x13" pan in 350-degree oven. When butter is melted add pecans and toast for 10 minutes. Cool
- 2Cream butter, in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy and sugar is dissolved.
- 3Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- 4Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- 5Stir in vanilla and 1 cups pecans, chopped; reserving remaining pecans for the frosting.
- 6Pour 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.
- 7FROSTING:
Cream butter; add sugar, milk and vanilla. beating until light and fluffy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost cake.
About Butter Pecan Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes
