BUTTER PECAN CAKE RECIPE

BUTTER PECAN CAKE RECIPE:

Yield: 12-16 servings

Make a special cake that not only has that “wow factor” look but tastes extra delicious. This Toasted Butter Pecan Cake Recipe is filled with nuts, cream cheese and yummy goodness!

I love that it has an old-fashioned feel in that it could be something my grandma would have made.

Pecans make any dessert go up a “level” on the scale of desirability for desserts in my book.

While any kind of pecans can be delicious, toasting them brings out their mellow, nutty flavour.

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups butter, softened and divided

2 teaspoons baking powder

2-2/3 cups chopped pecans

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

1 cup milk

4 eggs

FROSTING: OR PURCHASE

8 to 8-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1 can (5 ounces) of evaporated milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup butter, softened