Dessert

Butter Pecan Cake is for Dessert.

Butter Pecan Cake takes several minutes to prepare.

Butter Pecan Cake takes several minutes to cook.

Butter Pecan Cake makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Butter Pecan Cake are:

Frosting Ingedients
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 & 1/4 cups coarsely chopped pecans
* 11 ounces cream cheese, softened
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 16 ounces powdered sugar
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cake Ingredients
* 6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
* 1/2 cup boiling water
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1 & 1/2 cups granulated sugar
* 4 large eggs, separated
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 3 cups sifted cake flour
* toasted pecan halves for garnishing, if desired

Here is how you make Butter Pecan Cake:

Butter Pecan FrostingMelt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. Add pecans and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until toasted ? about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Stir in buttered pecans and vanilla. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.Cake Place white chocolate in a bowl and pour boiling water over it, stirring until smooth. Set aside to cool.Preheat oven to 350?. Grease three 9-inch round cake pans and line with wax paper. Grease and flour wax paper.Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in melted white chocolate and vanilla.Combine buttermilk and baking soda. Add flour to butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk mixture. Begin and end with flour. Mix at low speed after each addition until blendedBeat egg whites to stiff peaks. Gently fold into batter. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Then, remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.Spread frosting between layers and on the top and sides of cake. Garnish, if desired.Store in refrigerator.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRAYSONLIGHTS.

The nutritional information for Butter Pecan Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 738.0

• Total Fat: 44.4 g
• Cholesterol: 145.2 mg
• Sodium: 464.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 80.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 8.1 g