Butter Pecan Cake
From jett2whit 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 12
Toasting the nuts in butter before adding to this cake adds extra flavor and keeps the nuts in the cake and the frosting crunchy!
Ingredients
- 2/3 Cup butter or margarine (butter, please!!) shopping list
- 1 1/3 Cups white granulated sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2/3 Cup milk shopping list
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla shopping list
- 1-1/3 Cups chopped pecans, toasted, divided shopping list
- butter pecan frosting shopping list
- 3 Tablespoons butter or margarine (you know what I'm gonna say...) shopping list
- 3 Cups confectioners sugar (powdered sugar) shopping list
- 3 Tablespoons milk shopping list
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla.....(go ahead and use a whole teaspoon!) shopping list
How to make it
- *How to toast pecans;
- To toast 1-1/3 Cups chopped nuts, pour 3 Tablespoons melted butter or margarine into a baking pan. Stir in nuts. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10 minutes, stirring twice. Cool. Use as directed in recipe below.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light & fluffy
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
- Stir in vanilla and 1 Cup toasted pecans (See how to toast pecans*)
- Pour batter into two greased & floured 8-in. round baking pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- Butter Pecan Frosting;
- Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Add milk and vanilla; beat until light & fluffy. Add additional milk if needed.
- Stir in remaining pecans.
- Spread between the layers and over the top and sides of cake.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
I saw that this was not rated so I just had to rate it because this cake is wonderful!
bluewaterandsand
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