Butter Pecan Cake

Name: Butter Pecan Cake
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp butter; 1 c pecans, chopped; 2/3 c butter, softened; 1 c sugar; 2 eggs; 2 c all purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 2/3 c milk; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; FROSTING INGREDIENTS; 3 Tbsp butter, softened; 3 c powdered sugar; 3 Tbsp milk; 3/4 tsp vanilla extract; pecans, toasted

By Dawn Hammond
@Grandy

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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. The Test Kitchen

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Method:

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Ingredients

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3 Tbsp

butter
1 c

pecans, chopped
2/3 c

butter, softened
1 c

sugar
2

eggs
2 c

all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp

baking powder
1/4 tsp

salt
2/3 c

milk
1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract
FROSTING INGREDIENTS
3 Tbsp

butter, softened
3 c

powdered sugar
3 Tbsp

milk
3/4 tsp

vanilla extract
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pecans, toasted

How to Make Butter Pecan Cake

Step-by-Step

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; stir in pecans and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; cool.
Cream softened butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy and sugar is dissolved.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Stir in vanilla and 1 cup pecans, reserving remaining pecans for Butter Pecan Frosting.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cakepans; bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool layers in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely.
Spread top and sides of cooled cake with Butter Pecan Frosting - Yield: one 2-layer cake.
Butter Pecan Frosting: Cream butter; add sugar, milk and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy.
Stir in reserved toasted pecans - Yield: enough frosting for one 2-layer cake.