Ingredients:
For the Cake:
1 cup (226g) unsalted butter
3 cups (333g) cake flour
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
1 cup (200g) light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups (354ml) buttermilk, room temperature preferred
2 large eggs, room temperature preferred
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups (160g) pecan halves, very finely chopped
For the Icing:
1 ½ cups (340g) unsalted butter, softened
6 oz cream cheese, softened
⅓ cup (66g) light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
4 ½ cups (562g) powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon heavy cream
⅓ cup (35g) pecan halves, very finely chopped, optional
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