Carol’s Butter Pecan Cake

Description This is a cake that can be served anytime. Ingredients 1 ¼ cups butter 2 cups chopped pecans 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¼ cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon salt 4 cups … Read more

Old Southern Chocolate Pecan Sheet Cake

Description I received this recipe from an old Southern cook, a copy of a copy of a typed-up sheet from long ago, annotated with her notes (which included the word oleo instead of margarine). I’ve never seen another chocolate cake recipe like it, which instructs the cook to heat part of the cake batter on … Read more