Name: Southern Pecan Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup; Milk - 1 cup; Coconut milk - ¼ cup; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Cake flour - 2 cups; White sugar - 1 cup; Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Egg yolks - 5; White sugar - 2 cups; Evaporated milk (such as Carnation®) - ½ (12 fluid ounce) can; Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup; Egg yolks - 3; All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Pecans, very finely chopped - 4 cups

Ingredients for - Southern Pecan Cake

1. Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup

2. Milk 1 cup

3. Coconut milk ¼ cup

4. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

5. Cake flour 2 cups

6. White sugar 1 cup

7. Cornstarch 2 tablespoons

8. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

9. Salt ½ teaspoon

10. Egg yolks 5

11. White sugar 2 cups

12. Evaporated milk (such as Carnation®) ½ (12 fluid ounce) can

13. Unsalted butter, softened ½ cup

14. Egg yolks 3

15. All-purpose flour 2 tablespoons

16. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

17. Pecans, very finely chopped 4 cups

How to cook deliciously - Southern Pecan Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.

2 . Stage

Mix butter, milk, coconut milk, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly mix into the milk mixture. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3 . Stage

Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.

4 . Stage

Bake cakes in the preheated oven until tops are golden yellow and spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.

5 . Stage

Prepare frosting while cakes are baking. Combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter, egg yolks, and flour in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to thicken. Add vanilla and stir for 1 minute. Pour in pecans; cook and stir for 2 minutes more.

6 . Stage

Remove frosting from heat and let cool. Remove cakes from the oven and set aside to cool, 20 to 30 minutes.

7 . Stage

Place 1 cooled cake layer on a serving plate. Cover with some of the cooled frosting. Top with the second cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.