Caramel-Filled Butter Pecan Cake
| Yield: | 1 Cake |
| Categories: | Cakes, Holidays, Desserts |
| CAKE | ||
| 1 | c | Shortening |
| 2 | c | Sugar |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 3 | c | Sifted cake flour |
| 2 1/2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | c | Milk |
| 1 | ts | Almond extract |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| CARAMEL FILLING | ||
| 3 | c | Sugar, divided |
| 3/4 | c | Milk |
| 1 | Egg, beaten | |
| Pinch of salt | ||
| 1/2 | c | Butter or margarine, cut up |
| BUTTERCREAM FROSTING | ||
| 1/3 | c | Butter or margarine, softened |
| 3 | c | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 2 | tb | To 3 T half and half |
| 1/2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| GARNISH | ||
| 1 | c | Chopped pecans |
| Pecan halves |
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