Frosted Vanilla Tea Cake

Yield:
12 servings

Ingredients:

  1. For Cake:
  2. 1 cup butter
  3. 2 cups granulated sugar
  4. 6 eggs
  5. 1 package (12 oz.) vanilla wafers, ground
  6. 1/2 cup milk
  7. 1 can (7.5 oz.) flaked coconut
  8. 1 cup ground pecans
  9. For Frosting:
  10. 1/2 cup butter
  11. 1 lb. confectioners sugar
  12. 1/3 cup milk
  13. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:

For cake:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Beat together butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla wafers and milk. Mix until well
blended. Add coconut and pecans and mix well.

Thoroughly spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Dust lightly with flour. Pour batter into pan; bake for 2 hours.

Cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge of pan. Invert pan to release cake and cool completely on rack.

For frosting:

Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl. Beat at low speed until well blended. Scrape bowl. Beat at high speed for 2 minutes or until smooth and creamy.


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