Pecan layer cake

Name: Pecan layer cake
Total time: 1800 s
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: Cake; 1 1/2 cup pecans; 2/3 cup butter; 2 cup flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/3 cup light brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2/3 cup milk; Frosting; 3 cup granulated sugar; 1/3 cup butter; 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 tablespoon milk

nicolehooper @nicolehooper

For the frosting I ran out of granulated sugar so used half light brown and half granulated, this made the frosting a little grainy but overall a nice cake.

nicolehooper @nicolehooper

For the frosting I ran out of granulated sugar so used half light brown and half granulated, this made the frosting a little grainy but overall a nice cake.

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Ingredients

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Cake
1 1/2 cuppecans
2/3 cupbutter
2 cupflour
1 1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1 cupgranulated sugar
1/3 cuplight brown sugar
2eggs
1 1/2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
2/3 cupmilk
Frosting
3 cupgranulated sugar
1/3 cupbutter
1 1/2 teaspoonvanilla
1 tablespoonmilk

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Steps

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1

CAKE: In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt
2

In a separate bowl, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar and 2/3 cup of softened butter
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Add the eggs, one at a time, beating together
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Beat in 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
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Beat together the flour mixture with the butter, sugar and egg mixture, alternating with the 2/3 cup of milk
6

Place the pecans in a bag and roll over them with a rolling pin to crush the pecans slightly
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Add the crushed pecans and butter to a pan and place over heat stirring occasionally
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Fold in half of the toasted pecans
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Divide the batter between two pans and bake in a preheated oven at a temperature of 350F for 25 to 30 minutes or until dry when pricked with a toothpick
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Frosting: Mix together sugar and butter, then stir in vanilla and milk
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Once the cake has cooled spread the frosting between the layers and over the top of the cake and decorate with the remaining pecans