Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp. butter or possibly margarine
  • 1 1/3 c. pecans minced
  • 2/3 c. butter or possibly margarine softened
  • 1 1/3 c. sugar
  • 2 x Large eggs
  • 2 c. all-purpse flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking pwdr
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2/3 c. lowfat milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp. butter or possibly margarine softened
  • 3 c. powdered sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. lowfat milk plus
  • 1 tsp lowfat milk
  • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract Reserved toasted pecans

Method

  • Heat 3 Tbsp.
  • butter in a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking pan.
  • Stir in pecans, and bake at 350 degrees for 10 min.
  • Cold.
  • Cream softened butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add in sugar, beating till light and fluffy and sugar is disolved.
  • Add in Large eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Combine flour, baking pwdr, and salt; add in to creamed mix alternately with lowfat milk, beginning and ending with flour mix.
  • Stir in vanilla and 1 c. pecans, reserving remaining pecans for Butter Pecan Frosting.
  • Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cakepans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min or possibly till cake tests done.
  • Cold layers in pans 10 min; remove from pans, and cold completely.
  • Spread top and sides of cooled cake with Butter Pecan Frosting.
  • Butter Pecan Frosting: Cream butter; add in sugar, lowfat milk, and vanilla, beating till light and fluffy.
  • Stir in reserved toasted pecans.
  • (Makes sufficient frosting for one 2-layer cake)
  • This recipe yields one 2-layer cake.
  • Yield: 1 cake