Name: Butter Pecan Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2-2/3 cups chopped pecans -; 1-1/4 cups butter, softened, divided -; 2 cups sugar -; 4 large eggs, room temperature -; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 3 cups all-purpose flour -; 2 teaspoons baking powder -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1 cup 2% milk -; Frosting: -; 1 cup butter, softened -; 8 to 8-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -; 1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk -; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

Recipe information

Cooking:

40 min.

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Ingredients for - Butter Pecan Cake

1. 2-2/3 cups chopped pecans -

2. 1-1/4 cups butter, softened, divided -

3. 2 cups sugar -

4. 4 large eggs, room temperature -

5. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

6. 3 cups all-purpose flour -

7. 2 teaspoons baking powder -

8. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

9. 1 cup 2% milk -

10. Frosting: -

11. 1 cup butter, softened -

12. 8 to 8-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -

13. 1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk -

14. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

How to cook deliciously - Butter Pecan Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place pecans and 1/4 butter in a baking pan. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently. Set these aside.

2. Stage

In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream together sugar and the remaining butter until light and fluffy, for five to seven minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.

3. Stage

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and add this to the creamed mixture. Alternate with the milk and beat well after each addition. Stir in 1-1/3 cups of toasted pecans.

4. Stage

Pour batter into three greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and remove to wire racks to cool completely.

5. Stage

While the layers are cooling, cream the butter and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl. Add milk and vanilla and beat until smooth. Stir in remaining toasted pecans. Spread the frosting between layers, over the top and down the sides of the cake.