Butter Pecan Cake

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 2-2/3 2-2/3
• c
• chopped pecans
• 2 2
• c
• sugar
• 3 3
• c
• all purpose flour
• 1/2 1/2
• tsp
• salt
• 2 2
• tsp
• vanilla
• 1-1/4 1-1/4
• c
• softened butter
• get recipes @ goboldwithbutter.com
• 4 4
• eggs
• 2 2
• tsp
• baking powder
• 1 1
• c
• milk
• FROSTING
• 1 1
• c
• butter
• get recipes @ goboldwithbutter.com
• 8-8 1/2 8-8 1/2
• c
• confectioners' sugar
• 1 1
• 5oz. can evaporated milk
• 2 2
• tsp
• vanilla
• remaining pecans

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from justapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

1
Place pecans and 1/4 cup butter in baking pan; bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, stirring often.

2
Cream sugar and remaining butter; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3
Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to cream mixture, alternating with milk. Stir in vanilla and 1 1/3 cups of toasted pecans.

4
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9' cake pans. Bake at 350 for 25-30 mins. Remove from pans.

5
FROSTING: Cream butter and sugar; add milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in remaining pecans. Spread frosting between layers as well as on top and sides.