2 cups self rising flour-divided 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
2 sticks butter 1 ¾ cup sugar
5 eggs 1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
Flour the chopped nuts with ½ cup of the 2 cups of flour.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add eggs one at a time. Beat well
Add flour with milk an dvanilla. Stir in the floured nuts.
Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Test for doneness.
Let cake cool and icing with brown butter frosting
BROWN BUTTER FROSTING:
1 stick of butter 4 cups of powdered sugar
½ tspl vanilla 3 or 4 tbsp hot water
¼ cup milk
Heat butter to golden brown. Remove from heat, cool slightly.
Add the sugar, vanilla, milk, hot water and stir until cool.
