Apple Butter-pecan Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups apple butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 -2 tablespoon warm water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside.
• 2 in a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and cloves; set aside.
• 3 in a big bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on med-high speed for 30 seconds.
• 4 add sugars, beating until combined.
• 5 beat in eggs, apple butter, and milk.
• 6 add flour mixture, beating just until combined.
• 7 stir in pecans.
• 8 pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.
• 9 bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 11 remove cake from pan; cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 12 make icing--in a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla.
• 13 stir in enough warm water to make an icing of drizzling consistency.
• 14 drizzle vanilla icing over cake; cool completely.