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Butter Pecan Cake
Indulge in the delicious goodness of our butter pecan cake, topped with a toasted pecan buttercream frosting for a show-stealing sweet treat!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Cool Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 740 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2½ cups Chopped Pecans
- 1¼ cups Butter, softened, divided
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup 2% milk
Frosting
- 1 cup Butter, softened
- 8 - 8½ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease three 9-inch round pans and set aside.
- Add pecans and ¼ cup butter in a 9x13 pan and bake for 12-15 minutes, toss pecans every few minutes. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each egg. Add vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the wet ingredients along with the milk, making sure to beat until combined. Fold in 1 cup of toasted pecans.
- Pour the batter evenly into the 3 round pans and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
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Frosting
- In a large bowl, make frosting by creaming together butter and 2 cups powdered sugar. Add evaporated milk and vanilla and beat until smooth. Beat in the remaining powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Fold in the last of the toasted pecans.
- Add the first layer of the cake to a cake plate and frost, then add the second and frost and then top with the last layer and frost completely. Garnish with any chopped pecans, if desired.
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Notes
- Cover and store the cake at room temperature for 1-2 days, in the refrigerator for 5-7 days, or wrap tightly with plastic and then foil and freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
740kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
150g
(50%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
53g
(82%)
Saturated Fat
24g
(120%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
19g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
148mg
(49%)
Sodium
402mg
(17%)
Potassium
255mg
(7%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
36g
(72%)
Vitamin A
1176IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
92mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 740
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 740kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 150g | 50% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 53g | 82% |
| Saturated Fat | 24g | 120% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 148mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 402mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 255mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 1176IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.