Foryoueats: Homemade Butter Rum Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup(130g) finelychopped pecans
• 3 cups (375g)all-purpose flour(spooned & leveled)
• 2and 1/2 teaspoonsbaking powder
• 1and 1/2 teaspoonssalt
• 1 and 1/2 cups (340g)unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup(100g)granulated sugar
• zest from1/2orange (about 1Tbsp)
• 5largeeggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup(120g) full fatsour cream, at room temperature*
• 2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup(120ml)rum or spiced rum*
• 1/2 cup (120ml) milk, at room temperature
• Butter Rum Icing:
• 3 Tablespoons (43g) unsalted butter
• 2 Tablespoons (30ml) rum or spiced rum*
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• small pinch of salt (a bit less than 1/8 teaspoon)
• 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar