Rich and Moist Chocolate Cake | Crowd-Pleasing Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups tightly packed brown sugar.
• 20 tablespoons softened unsalted butter.
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda.
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• 4 large eggs.
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract.
• 2 1/4 cups plain flour.
• 1/4 cup optional malted milk powder.
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder (natural).
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk.
• One cup of milk for glaze.
• 12 tablespoons of butter.
• A cup of regular sugar.
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder.
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• 1 1/2 cups toasted pecans.