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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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This is a simply beautiful cake, and if you have fresh vanilla beans, it all the better! I made this form our small wedding cake, the family loved it! Ingredients:
2 sticks butter |
1 cup water |
2 cups, plus 2 tablespoons flour |
2 cups sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
3 eggs |
1/2 cup buttermilk |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon vanilla ( i scrape one whole vanilla bean) |
frosting |
1 stick butter |
1 pound powdered sugar |
2+ tablespoons evaporated milk |
walnuts or pecans, chopped |
Directions:
1. For cake, bring 2 sticks butter and water to a boil. Combine flour, sugar and salt; add to butter mixture. Beat together eggs, buttermilk, soda and vanilla. Add to batter. Pour batter into greased 13x9 jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Frost as soon as cake comes out of the oven.
2. For frosting, melt remaining stick of butter. While still hot, stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add enough evaporated milk to make a mixture of spreading consistency. Beat well and add chopped nuts.
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