Black Walnut Cake

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recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3/5

Serves/Makes: 14

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INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
5 eggs, separated
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped black walnuts
1 (3-oz.) can of flaked coconut
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
***Frosting:***
3/4 cup softened butter
8 ounces softened cream cheese plus
3 ounces softened cream cheese
6 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

Cake: Cream butter and shortening. Add sugar. Add egg yolks. Combine buttermilk and soda. Stir until soda dissolves. Add flour to creamed mixture, alternatively, with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Add 1 cup walnuts and coconut, stirring well. Beat egg whites (at room temp.) And cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.

Pour into 3 greased and floured 9" round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 22-25 minutes, or until toothpick in center comes clean. Cool in pans and let cool completely on wire racks.

Frosting:

Cream butter and cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

Spread cream cheese frosting between layers and on top and sides; press additional chopped walnuts on sides of cake.

NUTRITION:

This Black Walnut Cake recipe from CDKitchen serves/makes 14

Recipe ID: 11415

SUBMITTED BY: rec.food.recipes J & L caliandra

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