Black walnut cake:::gwhp32a

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Butter; or margerine
¾ cup Granulated sugar
¼ cup Brown sugar
2 Eggs
½ cup Orange juice
¼ cup Molasses
1 teaspoon Orange peel; grated
½ teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Flour; sifted
3 teaspoons Baking powder
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Cloves; a dash
1 cup Black walnuts
½ cup Raisins; optional
3 tablespoons Butter; or margerine
1¼ cup Conf.sugar; sifted
2 tablespoons Orange juice
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1¼ cup Conf sugar; sifted
Orange juice; as needed

Directions

BARB DAY

Cream together, butter, sugar and brown sugar till fluffu. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine orange juice, molasses, orange peel and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with orange juice mixture, mixing after each addition.

Stir in black walnuts and raisins. Pour into lightly greased and floured 9 X 9 X 2 inch baking pan. Bake in moderate oven (350) for 40 to 45 minutes, till done. Cool. Frosting: Cream together 3 Tbsp.

butter, gradually add 1¼ c. sifted confectioners' sugar, blending well. Beat in 2 Tbsp. otange juice and 1 tsp. vanilla. Gradually blend in an additional 1 ¼ c. sifted confectioners sugar. Add : 08/09/92 1:01 PM just enough orange juice to make the frosting of spreading consistency. From Barb Day's Database

Related recipes