Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting(Italian Cream Cake) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped pecans
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 (16 oz.) pkg. powdered sugar, sifted

Preparation

Place pecans in a shallow pan; bake at 350\u00b0 for 5 minutes or until toasted.
Stir occasionally; cool.
Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla at medium speed until creamy.
Add sugar, beating at low until blended.
Beat at high speed until smooth; stir in pecans.