Posted by sherry on April 24, 2001 at 13:14:11:
In Reply to: walnut cake iceing posted by althea carboni on April 24, 2001 at 11:24:25:
BLACK WALNUT CAKE
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2 c. cake flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. margarine
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
2/3 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. black walnuts, finely
chopped
Grease and flour 9 x 9-inch square pan. Sift dry
ingredients together. Cream oleo and sugar until fluffy. Add
unbeaten eggs, one at a time. Mixing at low speed, alternately
add dry ingredients and milk until smooth. Add vanilla and
nuts. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cool for 15 minutes; remove
from pan.
Icing For Black Walnut Cake:
2 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. powdered sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. instant coffee
(optional)
At medium speed, beat all ingredients until stiff.
After icing cake, refrigerate until served.
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BLACK WALNUT CAKE
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1/2 c. softened butter
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
5 eggs, separated
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. chopped black walnuts
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 (3 oz.) can flaked coconut
Cream Cheese Frosting with
chopped walnuts
Cream butter and shortening. Gradually add sugar,
beating until light and fluffy and sugar is dissolved. Add egg
yolks, beating well. Combine buttermilk and soda; stir until
soda dissolves. Add flour to creamed mixture alternating with
buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in
vanilla. Add 1 1/2 cups walnuts and coconut, stirring well.
Beat egg whites (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 pans. Bake at 350 degrees for
30 minutes or until cakes tests done. Cool layers in pans for
10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely. Frost cake
with Cream Cheese Frosting; sprinkle remaining walnuts on top
of cake.
Cream Cheese Frosting For Black Walnut Cake:
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 (16 oz.) pkg. sifted
powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Soften cream cheese and combine with butter beating
until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating until
light and fluffy. Spread between layers and on top and sides.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup of nuts on top.
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COCONUT BLACK WALNUT CAKE
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2 c. sugar
1 c. cooking oil
4 eggs, beaten
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. walnuts
1 c. flaked coconut
2 tsp. coconut extract
Combine sugar, oil and eggs; beat well. Combine dry
ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in nuts and coconut flavoring. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour 5
minutes in a greased floured tube pan. Mix together Coconut
Syrup and pour hot syrup over hot cake. Allow cake to remain
in pan 4 hours.
Coconut Syrup for Coconut Black Walnut Cake:
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. coconut extract
Mix together all ingredients and boil for 5 minutes.
Pour hot syrup over hot cake.