Butter Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Butter Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: baking spray; 1 cup cake flour; ¼ tsp baking soda; ¾ tsp baking powder; 1 cup pecan halves (toasted and chopped (plus more for topping, if desired)); 14 tbsp salted butter (divided ); ⅓ cup brown sugar (packed); ⅓ cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs (room temperature); 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup sour cream (room temperature); 8 oz cream cheese ((full fat), room temperature); ½ cup brown butter (reserved from above); 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract; 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:20min

Old fashioned butter pecan cake with cream cheese frosting is incredible! It's got brown butter in the butter pecan cake frosting and in the cake layers. It's the best butter pecan cake recipe and a perfectly decadent 6-inch celebration cake for special occasions!

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:19:24 GMT