Best Butter Pecan Cake Recipe
A moist butter pecan cake with toasted nuts and creamy frosting.
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup milk
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup pecans chopped and toasted
- Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Topping:
- Extra toasted pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare cake pans.
- Toast pecans until fragrant.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- Whisk dry ingredients separately.
- Combine dry ingredients with milk alternately.
- Fold in toasted pecans gently.
- Divide batter and bake until done.
- Cool cakes and prepare frosting.
- Frost cake, add pecans, and serve.