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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1 cup |
| multipurpose shortening: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1 1/2 cups |
| granulated sugar: 1 1/2 cups |
| eggs: 5 |
| all-purpose flour (sifted): 3 cups |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| 2% milk: 1 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| black walnuts (chopped): 1 cup |
| cream cheese: 1 8oz package |
| salted butter: 1/4 cup |
| powdered sugar (sifted): 4 cups |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| black walnuts (chopped): 1/2 cup |
Black Walnut Cake I
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"This is a delicious cake, and may also be baked as three 8 inch layers. If you do, use black walnuts mixed with some icing to fill the layers, and ice with the plain icing. Then sprinkle top with additional chopped black walnuts."
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
90 min -
Servings
14 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt, and add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup black walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter. Add confectioners' sugar, beat well. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Frost cooled cake, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup nuts.