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                                            | Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes | Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |  |  Ingredients: Directions: 
                        
                            | 1. Tbsp butter 2. c pecans, chopped
 3. /3 c butter, softened
 4. c sugar
 5. eggs
 6. c all purpose flour
 7. /2 tsp baking powder
 8. /4 tsp salt
 9. /3 c milk
 10. /2 tsp vanilla extract
 11. FROSTING INGREDIENTS
 12. Tbsp butter, softened
 13. c powdered sugar
 14. Tbsp milk
 15. /4 tsp vanilla extract
 16. pecans, toasted
 17. Directions
 18. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; stir in pecans and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; cool.
 19. Cream softened butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy and sugar is dissolved.
 20. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
 21. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
 22. Stir in vanilla and 1 cup pecans, reserving remaining pecans for Butter Pecan Frosting.
 23. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cakepans; bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
 24. Cool layers in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely.
 25. Spread top and sides of cooled cake with Butter Pecan Frosting - Yield: one 2-layer cake.
 26. Butter Pecan Frosting: Cream butter; add sugar, milk and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy.
 27. Stir in reserved toasted pecans - Yield: enough frosting for one 2-layer cake
 
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