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Black Walnut Pound Cake Recipe

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Black Walnut Pound Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 12-16 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup chopped black walnuts
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour and baking powder; add alternately to creamed mixture with milk and extracts, beating on low speed just until combined. Fold in nuts.
Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for about 1 hour 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine frosting ingredients; spread over cake. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 652 calories, 32 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 122 mg cholesterol, 240 mg sodium, 86 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Black Walnut Pound Cake in Grandma's Great Desserts Cookbook , p10

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Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2013 by enticement

This is also my mothers recipe and I make it for gifts and special occasions. We had a large black walnut tree in our yard so we always had them. Hope others will try this recipe and enjoy as much as the generations of my family has. A great gift for Christmas.

Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2013 by enticement

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2012 by mohemp32

My husband's mom used to make this for him so when he asked me to try I had to scramble for the recipe. Well, this one was a hit! Really good! He loved it and so did I