Butter Pecan Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, 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
• 1 1/3 cups chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl combine 2/3 cup butter and 1 1/3 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time beating well.
• 3 mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 add to butter mixture alternating with 2/3 cup milk.
• 5 stir in vanilla and 1 cup pecans.
• 6 pour batter into two 8 inch round baking dishes.
• 7 bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 cool for ten minutes.
• 9 cream 3 tablespoons butter with confectioner's sugar.
• 10 add milk and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy
• 11 add rest of pecans and spread between layers of cooled cake.