Buttered Pecan Pound Cake with Vanilla & Caramel Glaze | July 5, 2025

This Buttered Pecan Pound Cake is the ultimate Southern dessert—rich, moist, and full of toasted pecan flavor topped with silky caramel glaze.

This Southern-style Buttered Pecan Pound Cake is the kind of dessert that turns a regular dinner into a celebration. Moist, buttery, and rich in toasted pecan flavor, this cake is finished with a silky vanilla caramel glaze that drips down every golden ridge. Whether you’re baking for Thanksgiving, a Sunday gathering, or a cozy night in, this is the American pound cake recipe you’ll return to again and again.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• 4 large eggs, room temperature

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• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

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• 1 cup chopped pecans (toasted)

For the Glaze:

• ½ cup brown sugar (lightly packed)

• ¼ cup heavy cream

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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• Pinch of salt

• ½ cup whole pecans (for topping)

 Directions

 

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