Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 slice)
  • Calories:
  • 534
  • Fat:
  • 27 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 11 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 80 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 280 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 71 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 5 g


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Butter Pecan Cake

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My husband has a sweet tooth and I enjoy making great desserts like this cake for him! We have two farms - both of which are wonderful - but I also love being in the kitchen. I collect cookbooks and have written one myself.

SERVINGS: 12

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 40 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1-1/3 cups chopped pecans
  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1-1/3 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • BUTTER PECAN FROSTING:
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Pour melted butter in a baking pan. Stir in pecans. Toast at 350° for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
    In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in vanilla and 1 cup toasted pecans. Pour batter into two greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
    Meanwhile, for frosting, cream butter and sugar. Add milk and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy. Add additional milk if needed. Stir in remaining toasted pecans. Spread between the layers and over the top and sides of the cake. Yield: 12 servings.


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