Butter Pecan Cake

INGREDIENTS

2 cups

Fishers Pecan Halves, chopped into small bits

3 tbsp

unsalted butter, diced into 3 pieces

3 cups

all-purpose flour

2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

salt

1 cup

unsalted butter, softened

1 3/4 cups

granulated sugar

large eggs

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1 cup

buttermilk ((235 ml))

1/2 cup

milk ((120ml))

1 cup

butter, nearly at room temperature (preferably 1/2 cup salted 1/2 cup unsalted)

12 oz

cream cheese (, nearly at room temperature)

1 tsp

vanilla extract

5 cups

powdered sugar

1/2 cup

Fishers Pecan Halves, chopped, for topping