Grandma’s Hickory Nut Cake
This recipe's more than a recipe to us—it's a family tradition, three generations old. The frosting's a must—otherwise it's not the "true" cake!
We have a timber stand with hickory trees on our farm, so getting enough nuts is easy. The problem is finding someone to crack and pick them and the "someone" usually ends up to me!
I bake a lot of pies, cakes, rolls and bread. Three of our four children are now married, but with eight grandchildren, I still have plenty of takers for treats.
Reviews
Love it! Reminds me of grandma's cakes and the frostings she made when I was little. The frosting is sweet, but that's how penuche (like fudge candy) frostings are. It was worth the work of getting the hickory nuts.
The cake was ok, but the frosting was way, way, way to sweet.
Wonderful!! It took us about 3 hours to shell the hickory nuts (1 cup), so if this recipe didn't work, I would have cried! Delicious!! You could make it with pecans, but hickory nuts are so mild and good. The icing is wonderful too and would be good on a ton of other cakes (ex: apple, spice, pumpkin, etc). Like all recipes, test your baking powder before using. I did two round layers, but think next time, I will do one 9x13. I can see why this one is a family tradition!!