Nannie's Butter Pecan Cake

Pecans toasted in butter are folded into a rich batter to make this fragrant butter pecan Bundt® cake from a grandmother's recipe.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 648 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ¼ cups butter, divided
• 1 ⅓ cups coarsely chopped pecans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Step 2

Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine pecans and 1/4 cup butter in a baking pan.

Step 5

Bake pecans in the preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Let cool.

Step 6

Combine remaining 1 cup butter and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in flour mixture, alternating with milk and vanilla extract, until batter is smooth. Fold in pecans.

Step 7

Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).