Graceful Mary

Ingredients:

For the Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans (toasted)
• 3 cups AP flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 sticks butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup of crisco
• 3 cups light brown sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup whole milk

For the Icing:

• 8 TBSP butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole pecans toasted

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Mix the milk and sour cream and set aside.
3. Spray bundt pan with baking spray or grease with butter and coat with flour.
4. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk. Set to the side.
5. In a large bowl add butter, crisco, brown sugar, and vanilla and beat on high speed until creamed. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after adding each one before adding the other.
6. Once all eggs are added add 1/3 of the flour mixture then 1/2 of the milk/sour cream and beat. Repeat until all of the flour mixture and milk/sour cream is mixed well
7. Stir in pecans.
8. Add mixture to the bundt pan. Bake at 325 degrees for about an hour and 25 minutes. Bake until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
9. Let cool in pan for about 15 minutes before removing.
10. After removing cake from pan prepare the icing.
11. To prepare the icing place butter, brown sugar, and milk in a medium saucepan.
12. Bring to a boil and boil for about a minute stirring constantly.
13. Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
14. Stir in pecans. Icing will thicken. Once it does start to thicken pour over the cake.