Pecan Cake

Name: Pecan Cake
Total time: 3300 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2-2/3 cups chopped pecans; 1-1/4 cups butter, softened, divided; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk

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Pecan Cake

Vivian A @cook_7632737

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Ingredients

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8 servings

2-2/3 cupschopped pecans
1-1/4 cupsbutter, softened, divided
2 cupssugar
4large eggs
2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
3 cupsall-purpose flour
2 teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 cupmilk

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Steps

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1

Place pecans and 1/4 cup butter in a baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently; set aside.
2

In a large bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in 1-1/3 cups of toasted pecans.
3

Pour into three greased and floured 9-inch. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
4

Serve once its cool.