Pecan Cake with Honey Buttercream

Ingredients

• Pecan Cake

  • 2 cups (280 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup (75 g) pecans, ground in a food processor
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
  • 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) canola oil
  • 1 1/2 cups (315 g) brown sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk

• Honey Buttercream

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (250 ml) honey
  • 1 1/4 cups (275 g) unsalted butter, cut into cubes and left at room temperature for 20 minutes