Carolina Butter Pecan Cake Bars recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cups pecan pieces
2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
6 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
11 ounces cream cheese, softened
⅔ cup butter, softened
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed

Nutrition Info

974 calories
carbohydrate: 128.9 g
cholesterol: 165.2 mg
fat: 48.8 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 9.5 g
saturatedFat: 24.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 483.9 mg
sugar: 101.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

  2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add pecans and cook until toasted, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

  3. Combine white sugar and 1 cup butter in a large bowl, beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and butter extract.

  4. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Add to creamed butter mixture alternately with milk, beating just until combined. Fold in pecans. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

  6. Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, 2/3 cup butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in enough milk to give frosting a spreadable consistency.

  7. Divide hot cake in half and chop 1 half into a large bowl. Stir in 1/4 of the frosting. Repeat with remaining half, stirring in an additional 1/4 of the frosting. Spread mixture back into the baking pan, press flat with your fingers. Spread remaining frosting over the pressed cake mixture.

  8. Refrigerate until firm, 3 to 4 hours. Cut into bars.

Recipe Yield

1 9x13-inch cake

Recipe Note

A delicious twist on a Southern favorite! Serve cold.

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