butter pecan cake

Name: Butter Pecan Cake
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 tablespoon(s) butter; 1 cup(s) pecans, chopped; 2/3 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 2/3 cup(s) milk; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; ## FROSTING INGREDIENTS; 3 tablespoon(s) butter, softened; 3 cup(s) powdered sugar; 3 tablespoon(s) milk; 3/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; - pecans, toasted

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Dawn Hammond

Noblesville, IN

Updated on Sep 18, 2010

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This is one of the best cakes I have ever had! It was so good in fact, that I had to get it out of the house so I would not eat it all! I did, however, add ½ cup more pecans so that I would have some for the icing. Also, if you prefer thick icing (like I do) you might want to double the icing recipe.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 cup pecans, chopped
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 - eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FROSTING INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pecans, toasted

How To Make butter pecan cake

Step 1

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; stir in pecans and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; cool.

Step 2

Cream softened butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and 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 milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Step 5

Stir in vanilla and 1 cup pecans, reserving remaining pecans for Butter Pecan Frosting.
Step 6

Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cakepans; bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Step 7

Cool layers in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely.
Step 8

Spread top and sides of cooled cake with Butter Pecan Frosting - Yield: one 2-layer cake.
Step 9

Butter Pecan Frosting: Cream butter; add sugar, milk and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy.
Step 10

Stir in reserved toasted pecans - Yield: enough frosting for one 2-layer cake.
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