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Grandma's Hickory Nut Cake - CDKitchen.com

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ingredients


Cake

2 cups sugar
2/3 cup butter
3 eggs
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup hickory nuts, chopped (reserve a few halves for garnish)

Penuche Frosting

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk or cream
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped hickory nuts, if desired

directions

Cream together sugar and butter for cake. Add eggs and beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes.

Mix dry ingredients together lightly with fork. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Mix well. Stir in vanilla and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 13" x 9" pan.

Bake at 325 degrees F for 45-50 minutes (Cake may be baked in 8-inch layer pans). Cool.

Make frosting by melting butter in a medium saucepan. Add brown sugar and boil for 2 minutes. Add milk and bring to boil. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.

Beat in sugar and vanilla. Add chopped hickory nuts, if desired. Frost cake. Garnish with halved nuts.

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