Description
Melt in your mouth. My mother-in-law actually asked for this recipe… now THAT’S saying something.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9×13 inch pan with aluminum foil
- and lightly grease with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Sift together the flour
- baking powder
- and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl
- cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sour cream
- then beat in sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time
- then stir in the vanilla. By hand
- fold in the flour mixture
- mixing just until incorporated. Spread batter into prepared pan.
- To make the Pecan Topping: In a medium bowl
- mix together brown sugar
- pecans and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over cake batter in pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes
- or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes
- then turn out onto a wire rack
- and remove foil.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 12