2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 tablespoons lemon zest
1 cup corn meal
1 cup brown sugar
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon saltine pepper
1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, flour, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the eggs, lemon zest, corn meal, brown sugar, salt, and saltine pepper. Stir and beat until well blended. Stir in pecans. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan before removing from pot.