Vanilla Wafer Cake

This interesting recipe is from Murrell's Inlet, SC from a cookbook published there in 1984 by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 6  eggs
• 12  ounces  vanilla wafers, crushed
• 7  ounces coconut
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  cup pecans

Directions

1. Cream together the sugar and the butter.
2. Add the eggs to the milk while stirring, one at a time.
3. Combine the egg-milk mixture with the sugar-butter one.
4. Add the crushed vanilla wafers and beat well.
5. Add the vanilla, coconut, and pecans and mix together well.
6. Pour mixture into a 9 inch X 13 inch pan and bake for one hour and 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree F oven.