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Butter Pecan Bliss Cake

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This butter pecan bliss cake is a decadent, moist dessert layered with creamy frosting and nutty toasted pecans. With soft buttermilk cake layers and a tangy cream cheese icing, it’s a show-stopping treat perfect for special occasions.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter

3 cups (333 g) cake flour

1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar

1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar, packed

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 ½ cups (354 ml) buttermilk, room temperature

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

1 ½ cups (160 g) pecan halves, finely chopped and toasted

For the Icing:

1 ½ cups (340 g) unsalted butter, softened

6 oz cream cheese, softened

⅓ cup (66 g) light brown sugar, packed

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

¼ tsp salt

4 ½ cups (562 g) powdered sugar

1 tbsp heavy cream

⅓ cup (35 g) pecan halves, finely chopped, optional (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease three 8-inch cake pans and line with parchment paper.
  2. Toast chopped pecans in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant. Let cool.
  3. Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
  4. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  6. Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix just until combined.
  7. Fold in toasted pecans. Divide batter evenly among prepared pans.
  8. Bake 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
  9. For icing: beat butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in vanilla and salt, then gradually add powdered sugar.
  10. Beat in heavy cream until fluffy and spreadable.
  11. Frost cooled cakes, stack into layers, and garnish with extra pecans if desired.

Notes

Add caramel sauce between layers for extra richness.

Swap vanilla extract with maple extract for deeper flavor.

Bake in a 9×13-inch pan for a simpler version.

Cake layers can be made ahead and frosted later.

Freezes well if wrapped tightly in slices.

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