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

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20 min.

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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.