Black walnut cake with creamy icing

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
⅔ cup Shortening
2 Eggs
2½ cup Flour
2 teaspoons Soda
1 teaspoon Black walnut flavoring
2 tablespoons Water
2⅓ cup Confectioners sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Sugar
2 cups Buttermilk
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Black walnuts; chopped
4 tablespoons Sugar
¼ teaspoon Salt
⅓ cup Shortening

Directions

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Cream ⅔ c shortening and 2 c sugar. Add 2 eggs; one at a time.; beating well after each one. Add half the buttermilk;. flour and soda. Beat well.

Add the other half plus the salt; vanilla and black walnut flavoring. Beat.

Stir in chopped nuts. =14

Pour into greased; 9x13 inch pan and bake at 250 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until done. When cool ice with Creamy Icing=14 Creamy Icing: Boil water and 4 T sugar together in a pan for 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool. Mix confectioners sugar; salt and egg. Pour sugar-water syrup in and beat smooth. Add shortening and vanilla LAST (this is important). Beat until creamy. More confectioners sugar may be needed. Ice cake.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #254 by BobbieB1@... on Sep 23, 1997

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