Butter-Pecan Cake

Name: Butter-Pecan Cake
Prep time: 52 min
Cook time: 52 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 710 milliliters sifted cake flour; 4 larges eggs, separated; 1 halve Garnish: toasted pecan; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters boiling water; 170 grams white chocolate, chopped

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Butter-Pecan Cake a try. One serving contains 274 calories, 4g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, water, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 52 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare frosting; cover and chill.

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Frosting

Place white chocolate in a bowl.

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White Chocolate

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Bowl

Pour boiling water over white chocolate; stir until smooth. Set aside, and let cool.

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White Chocolate

Water

Grease 3 (9") round cakepans; line with wax paper. Grease and flour wax paper. Set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

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Wax Paper

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating after each addition until blended. Stir in white chocolate and vanilla.

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White Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Combine buttermilk and soda.

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Buttermilk

Pop

Add flour to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour.

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Buttermilk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Mix at low speed after each addition until blended.

Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into batter.

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Egg Whites

Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake at 350 for 20 to 22 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

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Oven