Black Walnut Cake II recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
1 ⅔ cups white sugar
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 eggs
1 ⅛ cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon black walnut extract
1 cup chopped black walnuts

Nutrition Info

225.1 calories
carbohydrate: 26 g
cholesterol: 34.3 mg
fat: 12.2 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 3.9 g
saturatedFat: 4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 178.6 mg
sugar: 14.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together and set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat in well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and mix well. Add vanilla and walnut extract. Fold in nuts.

  3. Pour batter into 2 - 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Recipe Yield

2 - 9 inch round pans

Recipe Note

This recipe makes good use of the bold flavor of black walnuts, which are native to central and eastern United States.

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