Butter Cream Pecan Pound Cake

Ingredients

For the Cake:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup butter-flavored shortening (or substitute with ½ cup extra butter)
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted

For the Butter Cream Topping (optional but heavenly):

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1–2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2–3 tbsp milk or heavy cream
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions & Methods

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