07/22/2026
🧈🥜 Butter Pecan Cake is the ultimate Southern dessert that melts in your mouth! 😍
🛒 Ingredients
For the Butter Pecan Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1¾ cups light brown sugar
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp butter extract (optional)
1 cup buttermilk
1½ cups chopped pecans, toasted
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4½ cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp heavy cream
Pinch of salt
For the Decoration
1½ cups chopped toasted pecans
Whole pecan halves (optional)