Tried and tested walnut cake recipe ?

my boyfriend loves walnut cake so i thought i'd give it a go.





whos got a yummy recipe that they have tried and tested ?





thanks in advance xTried and tested walnut cake recipe ?
This recipe is yummy. I make it all the time.





walnut cake





Ingredients


3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour


2 teaspoons Baking soda


1/2 teaspoon Salt


1/2 cup Butter, softened


1/2 cup Vegetable shortening


2 cups Granulated sugar


4 Large eggs


1 1/2 cups Buttermilk


2 teaspoons Vanilla extract


1 1/2 cups Ground walnuts





Frosting:


2 (8-ounce) packages Cream cheese, softened


3/4 cup Butter, softened


5 to 51/2 cups Powdered sugar


1/3 cup Finely chopped walnuts, toasted


Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans; set aside.


Combine flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl; set aside.


In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk and vanilla. Beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in ground walnuts. Pour into prepared cake pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack to cool completely.


For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl. Add sugar, mixing well. Add vanilla and beat until smooth. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts over top.


Store in the refrigerator.Tried and tested walnut cake recipe ?
Black Walnut Cake: can be wrapped and frozen for 3-5 months. Thaw and reheat.





INGREDIENTS


1 cup butter, softened


1/2 cup shortening


3 cups sugar


5 eggs


3 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1 cup milk


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


1/2 cup chopped black walnuts








DIRECTIONS


Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.


In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing just until the yellow disappears. Combine the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in the vanilla and walnuts, and pour into the prepared pan.


Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before turning out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.
陆 cup butter


1戮 cups flour


1 cup sugar


2戮 teaspoons baking powder


Yolks 3 eggs


Whites 2 eggs


陆 cup milk


戮 cup walnut meat, broken in pieces


陆 teaspoon salt





Mix ingredients in order given.


Bake 45 minutes in a moderate oven.
Try this Greek walnut cake, drenched in syrup, Karithopita.