Mrs. Turner's Christmas Walnut Cake

Name: Mrs. Turner's Christmas Walnut Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: CAKE:; 1/2 c butter, softened; 1/2 c shortening; 2 c sugar; 4 eggs; 3 1/2 c all purpose flour; 2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 c buttermilk; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 c ground walnuts; FROSTING:; 2 pkg cream cheese - 1 8 oz. and 1 3 oz., softened; 3/4 c butter, softened; 5 - 5 1/2 c confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/3 c finely chopped walnuts

Mrs. Turner's Christmas Walnut Cake Recipe

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By Debby Nelson
@annazzassi

Every year an elderly lady who attended my husband's church would make his family a walnut cake at Christmas time. After she passed, the job fell to me. Of course, she shelled the walnuts to make her cake but I take the easy way out and buy them already shelled.

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Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Ingredients

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CAKE:
1/2 c

butter, softened
1/2 c

shortening
2 c

sugar
4

eggs
3 1/2 c

all purpose flour
2 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

salt
1 1/2 c

buttermilk
2 tsp

pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 c

ground walnuts
FROSTING:
2 pkg

cream cheese - 1 8 oz. and 1 3 oz., softened
3/4 c

butter, softened
5 - 5 1/2 c

confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 tsp

pure vanilla extract
1/3 c

finely chopped walnuts

How to Make Mrs. Turner's Christmas Walnut Cake

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar.
Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl.
Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk and vanilla. Beat on low speed just until combined.
Stir in the ground walnuts.
Pour into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 5 minutes, then remove from pans to a wire rack and cool completely.
For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl. Add sugar; mix well. Add vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with walnuts.

Store in refrigerator.