Butter Pecan Pound Cake

Butter Pecan Pound Cake – only 5 ingredients! Cake with a can of frosting in the batter. Butter pecan cake mix, water, oil, eggs and a can of coconut pecan frosting. I couldn’t believe how delicious this cake tasted. Can make a few days in advance and store in an air-tight container. Great for your holiday meal! #cake #bundtcake #dessert #thanksgiving #christmas

Butter Pecan Pound Cake - only 5 ingredients! Butter pecan cake mix, water, oil, eggs and a can of coconut pecan frosting. I couldn't believe how delicious this cake tasted. Can make a few days in advance and store in an air-tight container. Great for your holiday meal! #cake #bundtcake #dessert #thanksgiving #christmas

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Cake with Frosting in the Batter

I found this Butter Pecan Pound Cake recipe in one of my old cookbooks. The cake is made with cake mix and a can of frosting. It sounded SO interesting that I had to try it ASAP. WOW! It was delicious! SO moist and full of flavor. We both LOVED it. I couldn’t believe something so simple could taste so great. This is great for potlucks or any upcoming holiday dinners.

Butter Pecan Pound Cake - only 5 ingredients! Butter pecan cake mix, water, oil, eggs and a can of coconut pecan frosting. I couldn't believe how delicious this cake tasted. Can make a few days in advance and store in an air-tight container. Great for your holiday meal! #cake #bundtcake #dessert #thanksgiving #christmas

How to Make Butter Pecan Pound Cake

There are only 5 ingredients in this cake – cake mix, water, oil, eggs and frosting. Simply mix everything together with a hand mixer, pour into a Bundt cake pan, and bake.

  • DO NOT make the cake mix as directed on the box. Only use the ingredients I listed below and follow those directions. You are going to use the cake mix DRY.
  • Do not substitute the can of frosting for another flavor. You must use coconut pecan frosting.
  • I use Baker’s Joy or Pam with Flour to grease and flour the Bundt pan.
  • You can bake this cake in any type of cake pan you prefer. Refer to the box of cake mix for approximate cooking times.
  • Can Butter Pecan Cake be made in advance? Yes! This cake can be made a day or two in advance and stored in an air-tight container.
  • Can Butter Pecan Cake be frozen? Yes! You can freeze the baked cake for later. Cool the cake and wrap in plastic wrap and foil. Remove the cake at least an hour before serving and let thaw on the countertop.
Butter Pecan Pound Cake - only 5 ingredients! Butter pecan cake mix, water, oil, eggs and a can of coconut pecan frosting. I couldn't believe how delicious this cake tasted. Can make a few days in advance and store in an air-tight container. Great for your holiday meal! #cake #bundtcake #dessert #thanksgiving #christmas

Easy Bundt Cake Made From Cake Mix

We served this Butter Pecan Pound Cake with some fresh whipped cream, caramel sauce, and a few chopped pecans. We also ate it with some vanilla ice cream. You can’t go wrong with either one! This would be a perfect ending to your holiday meal next week.

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Butter Pecan Pound Cake

Yield: 12 people
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Butter Pecan Pound Cake – only 5 ingredients! Butter pecan cake mix, water, oil, eggs and a can of coconut pecan frosting. I couldn’t believe how delicious this cake tasted. Can make a few days in advance and store in an air-tight container. Great for your holiday meal! #cake #bundtcake #dessert #thanksgiving #christmas

Ingredients:

  • 1 box Butter Pecan cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 (16-oz) can Coconut Pecan frosting

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a BUNDT PAN with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Combine cake mix, water, oil, eggs and frosting in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a HANDHELD MIXER until smooth.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 50 minutes, until cake tests done.
  • Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert pan onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Notes:

  • DO NOT make the cake mix as directed on the box. Only use the ingredients I listed below and follow those directions. You are going to use the cake mix DRY.
  • Do not substitute the can of frosting for another flavor. You must use coconut pecan frosting.
  • I use Baker’s Joy or Pam with Flour to grease and flour the Bundt pan.
  • You can bake this cake in any type of cake pan you prefer. Refer to the box of cake mix for approximate cooking times.
  • This cake can be made a day or two in advance and stored in an air-tight container.
  • You can freeze the baked cake for later. Cool the cake and wrap in plastic wrap and foil. Remove the cake at least an hour before serving and let thaw on the countertop.

Steph

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Comments

  1. I have made this cake several times, 3/4 cup oil and the cup of water works better. Also I don’t like coconut and you can’t even tell it’s in the cake. This is the best and easiest cake and so moist. It’s my favorite so far and I don’t usually like cake. ; )

  2. After spraying the pan, sprinkle it with generously with sugar. Mix all ingreds well. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool 3 to 5 mins before turning out onto rack to cool. This cake is so light and tastes like it has a glaze on it. I have had the yellow cake version with the pecan/coconut icing, but using a Butter Pecan cake mix is much better. The person who gifted a cake to me used Betty Crocker Super Moist cake mix with pudding in the mix and BC Rich & Creamy frosting. I wondered if the recipe would still work with all the ingreds listed, since the companies have messed with products and downsized everything, but going by the results and taste it works just fine.

    1. No- I make this all the time with any flavor of cake and any icing I want. I do usually use 3/4 of a cup of oil but, in the beginning, I did use the whole cup. You almost can’t mess this up.
      I’ve done strawberry cake with strawberry icing in it. I do white cake mix with white icing in it. Etc.
      When you turn the cake out of the Bundt pan, you can microwave ANOTHER container of icing for about 40 seconds or so and pour it over the cake. I let the cake cool before I do that so the melted icing can start to set a bit. I really do mean about 40 to 45 seconds- stir it! It may not look melted but it is when you stir it.

  3. I'm from the South,w have used this recipe for years now!! Only difference is milk versus water. Great the way it is or base to put your own spin on it!!

  4. Hi, I found your site by accident and it is amazing and I have made your keto cheesy biscuits that are amazing. My husband said this is our new bread. I tried the skillet but it ran together so this time I tried the loaf pan. Perfect. I seem to have an issue with printing your recipes, there is big gaps in your recipe and wondered how do you print the recipes with no gaps? Can't wait to print some of the cake recipes. 'And I like some other people would love some more keto recipes since your bread or biscuits are soo tasty, Thanks

  5. My bunt cake pan sucks and I have yet to purchase a good one. Do you think this could be made as cupcakes with adjusted baking time?

  6. OMG! I am baking it now and it is bubbling over and spilling all over my oven as I type. Are you sure the amount of liquid is correct? It smells fabulous. What a mess 🙁

    1. I’ve been making this for years. I learned to bake from scratch. My friends that also bake from scratch almost don’t believe this is a box cake.

      I know some people don’t like comments or experimenting with recipes. However, I have learned so much about cooking from the comments.

      Here are some of my experiments that have gotten rave reviews:

      I put ½ c. pecans in the pan AFTER spraying it liberally with Baker’s Joy

      I use 2/3 c. oil & 1 cup buttermilk INSTEAD of the 3/4 cup vegetable oil & the 1 cup water.

      I add:
      1 tsp of rum extract &
      1/2 c. Pecans to the cake.

      I’m going to try brown sugar and cinnamon in the pan as well next time.

  7. Is there a reason you say use a handheld mixer? I usually use my KitchenAid stand mixer making cakes. I do have a handheld mixer if that is best.

  8. My neighbor gave me this recipe yrs ago, with a few changes. Hers had chopped pecans in the batter and baked in a 9×13. I'm not at home but think the frosting was cream cheese topped with toasted pecans, coconut and drizzled with caramel topping. This is a super great cake!! War Eagle Steph, your not hollering enough!!!!

  9. This is such a fascinating idea. I've never seen the cake mix or the frosting but can't wait to try another combo! Great idea!

  10. Yay! I have a box of Spice Cake mix and some of that frosting in my cabinet. All I have to do is add nuts! Thanks Steph!
    =^,^=

    1. I've only made this as written. Without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty what other frosting will work. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.

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