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Watch me make this Southern Butter Pecan from start to finish! Ditch the box cake mix and make this Southern Butter Pecan Cake from scratch! My days of thinking buttered pecan is an old person’s flavor is long gone! Now I love all things butter pecan, but only if it’s made right! This homemade Southern butter pecan cake fits the bill! It’s so dadgum moist and soft.
It’s that stick to the back of the fork-type softness which I love! Not to mention it’s frosted with a brown sugar cream cheese frosting that compliments it so well! What is a Southern Butter Pecan Cake? If you’ve never had a butter pecan cake think of a vanilla brown sugar type cake full of toasted buttered pecans! This old-fashioned cake tastes awesome the first day you make it but gets even better once it’s had a chance to sit for a day and that nutty pecan flavor becomes perfectly balanced throughout! Anytime I’m making a nut-flavored cake the best way to get the most authentic nutty flavor is to grind up the nuts into a creamy butter texture.
It really ups the pecan flavor even more so that you don’t have to use artificial nut flavorings! You can simply toast them in a skillet with butter or bake them in the oven. To make butter pecans toss the pecan chips with melted butter and a bit of cinnamon. The cinnamon is optional but heck, why not! You want your pecans to absorb the butter and have a slight crunch. They will get crunchier as they cool so don’t overcook them.
Burnt pecans will NOT taste good! I know it may be tempting to use ingredients that are low-fat or fat-free but this cake shines in all her glory when she is allowed to be herself aka fat and happy! Of course, you can just dump the pecans in right out of the package but to get an amazing butter pecan you want to add butter and toast them! When it doubt, butter makes it better every time! Adding vanilla and maple is like the perfect duo for this Southern butter pecan cake. They are subtle yet lend such a well-rounded flavor. When it comes to frosting a butter pecan cake there are many options from simple vanilla or cinnamon buttercream frosting to plain cream cheese frosting!
For this cake, I’m going with brown sugar cream cheese frosting with some butter pecans in the mix! Tip: To make the BEST brown sugar cream cheese frosting make sure to use fresh, soft brown sugar. None of that clumpy, old stuff ok? That will allow the brown sugar to melt and mix into the frosting ingredients without being grainy.
I hope you guys enjoy this Southen Pecan Cake as much as we do! Moist Southern Butter Pecan Cake loaded with pecans and frosted with a pecan brown sugar cream cheese frosting! Generously grease 2 9-inch cake pans with shortening and lightly dust with flour. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 6 minutes, flipping halfway. They will become crunchier as they cool.