Name: Carol's Butter Pecan Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Butter - 1 ¼ cups; Chopped pecans - 2 cups; Sifted all-purpose flour - 3 cups; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; White sugar - 2 cups; Eggs - 4; Milk - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Butter - ¼ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Sifted confectioners' sugar - 4 cups; Heavy whipping cream - ⅓ cup

Ingredients for - Carol's Butter Pecan Cake

1. Butter 1 ¼ cups

2. Chopped pecans 2 cups

3. Sifted all-purpose flour 3 cups

4. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

5. Salt ½ teaspoon

6. White sugar 2 cups

7. Eggs 4

8. Milk 1 cup

9. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

10. Butter ¼ cup

11. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

12. Salt ¼ teaspoon

13. Sifted confectioners' sugar 4 cups

14. Heavy whipping cream ⅓ cup

How to cook deliciously - Carol's Butter Pecan Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch layer pans.

2 . Stage

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add pecans; cook and stir until browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Sift flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.

4 . Stage

Cream 1 cup butter and 2 cups white sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and vanilla extract, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Blend well after each addition. Fold in 1 1/3 cups pecans. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched in center, 25 to 30 minutes. When cake is cool, blend remaining 2/3 cup pecans with frosting; spread between layers and on top.

6 . Stage

Cream 1/4 cup butter in a mixing bowl. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 4 cups confectioners' sugar, and 1/3 to 1/2 cup cream. Beat until smooth and spreadable. Thin with additional cream if needed.