Description
If you’re looking for a rich, buttery dessert that feels both comforting and impressive, this butter pecan cake is exactly what you need. With its soft, moist layers packed with toasted pecans and finished with a smooth, creamy frosting, it’s the kind of cake that turns any moment into something special. Perfect as a quick dessert idea, easy dinner treat, or celebration cake, this recipe blends classic flavors with a homemade touch and fits perfectly into your collection of easy recipes and food ideas.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk or buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups pecans toasted and chopped
1/2 cup unsalted butter for frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and toast pecans for 5–8 minutes until fragrant
2. Grease and line cake pans with parchment paper
3. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy
4. Add eggs one at a time then mix in vanilla
5. Whisk dry ingredients separately
6. Alternate dry ingredients with milk into batter
7. Fold in toasted pecans
8. Divide batter and bake 25–30 minutes
9. Cool completely before frosting
10. Beat frosting ingredients until smooth
11. Assemble cake layers and frost بالكامل
12. Garnish with pecans and serve
Notes
Toast pecans for deeper flavor
Use room temperature ingredients for best texture
Avoid overmixing to keep cake soft
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: butter pecan cake, easy dessert, cake recipe, homemade cake, comfort food dessert