toasted butter pecan cake

Ingredients For toasted butter pecan cake

• 1 c

  plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
• 2 - 2/3 c

  pecans, chopped
• 2 c

  sugar
• 4

  eggs
• 2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 3 c

  all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp

  baking powder
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  2% milk
• FROSTING
• 2 pkg

  (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 c

  butter, softened
• 6 - 1/2 c

  confectioners' sugar
• 1 - 1/2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 - 2 Tbsp

  tablespoons 2% milk