Mrs. Turner's Christmas Walnut Cake
By
Debby Nelson
@annazzassi
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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.
Ingredients
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CAKE:
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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1/2 cshortening
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2 csugar
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4eggs
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3 1/2 call purpose flour
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2 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 1/2 cbuttermilk
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2 tsppure vanilla extract
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1 1/2 cground walnuts
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FROSTING:
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2 pkgcream cheese - 1 8 oz. and 1 3 oz., softened
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3/4 cbutter, softened
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5 - 5 1/2 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 1/2 tsppure vanilla extract
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1/3 cfinely chopped walnuts
How to Make Mrs. Turner's Christmas Walnut Cake
- 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.
