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Black Walnut Layer Cake
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
2 cups sugar
5 eggs separated
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cup chopped black walnuts
1 cup coconut
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ cup coconut
½ cup chopped black walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting
½ cup butter (at room temperature)
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese (at room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 ½ powdered sugar
Method
Preheat over to 350ºF. Grease three 9" round cake pans.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, combine butter and shortening. Add sugar, beat until smooth.
Add egg yolks to creamed mixture, beat 2 minutes. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla, 1 ½ cup black walnuts and 1 cup coconut.
In a medium bowl, beat eggs whites and cream of tarter until stiff but moist and peaks form. Fold into batter.
Divide between the 2 pans. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool. Frost. Sprinkle top with ½ cup coconut and garnish with ½ cup black walnuts.
Cream Cheese Frosting: Mix all together until mixture is fluffy and well blended.
Submitted by Nancy Falk, Clever, MO
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