West Virginia Black Walnut Cake
West Virginia Black Walnut Cake
Equipment
- 3 round cake pans
Ingredients
Cake
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs separated
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 3 oz can flaked coconut
- 1 1/2 cups chopped black walnuts plus more for decorating
- 1 tsp vanilla
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese
- 1 3 oz package cream cheese
- 6 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Cake
- Cream the butter and shortening. Gradually add the sugar and beat well.
- Add the egg yolks; beat well.
- Combine the buttermilk and baking soda; add the flour to the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in the vanilla.
- Add the walnuts and coconut.
- Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter.
- Bake in 3 greased and floured round cake pans at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Frosting
- Soften the cream cheese. Beat in the butter. Add the sugar and vanilla. Beat well.
- Frost the cake and decorate with chopped walnuts.
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