Vanilla Pecan Cake Recipe By Sweet Society

Vanilla bean cake, with buttered maple pecans, and swiss meringue buttercream frosting, makes this cake a hard one to stop eating. Get the Vanilla Pecan Cake Recipe from Sweet Society.

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Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups + 2 tbsp (301g) cake flour

1 tbsp + 1 tsp (15g) baking powder

3/4 tsp (4g) salt

1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar

3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter - softened and cut into pieces

5 (150g) egg whites - room temperature

1 cup (242g) whole milk (separated into 3/4 cup and 1/4 cup)

2 1/2 tsp (10g) vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

10 (300g) egg whites - room temperature

2 cups + 2 tbsp (424g) granulated sugar

pinch of salt

2 & 1/2 cups (568g) unsalted butter - room temperature

4 tbsp (60g) vanilla bean paste - see notes below for variations

1/2 cup (114g) unsalted butter

1 2/3 cup (213g) chopped pecans

Pinch of salt

2 tbsp (41g) maple syrup