Black Walnut Cake Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
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
11/2 cups chopped black walnuts
1(3-ounce) can flaked coconut
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar Cream Cheese Frosting Chopped black walnuts Red and green candied cherries, diced
How to make Black Walnut Cake
Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy and sugar dissolves.Add egg yolks, beating well.
Combine buttermilk and soda; stir until soda dissolves.
Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir in vanilla.
Add 1 1/2 cups walnuts and coconut, stirring well.
Beat egg whites (at room temperature) with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form.
Fold egg whites into batter.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely.
Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of fake; decorate cake with additional walnuts and candied cherries
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Black Walnut Cake
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