Black Walnut Cake Recipe
The Black Walnut Cake Recipe, passed down through generations, features the distinctive earthy flavor of black walnuts, setting it apart from regular walnut-based desserts.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter (1 stick) at room temperature
- ½ cup Lard, or Crisco Vegetable Shortening
- 1 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed firm
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 5 Large Eggs, at room temperature
- 1–1/2 cup Buttermilk
- 3–1/2 cups sifted Self-Rising Flour
- 2 teaspoon Butter Nut Flavoring, (or Vanilla)
- 1 ½ cups Black Walnut Pieces, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Sift the flour and set it aside.
- Chop black walnuts if necessary.
- Place butter in a large mixing bowl.
- Add lard or shortening.
- Use a mixer to blend butter and shortening for 3 minutes.
- Gradually mix in light brown sugar until smooth.
- Add granulated sugar gradually, mixing until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing until combined; scrape the bowl as needed.
- Alternate adding flour and milk, starting and ending with flour.
- Incorporate butter nut flavoring, mixing until combined.
- Add the walnut pieces.
- Gently fold the nuts into the mixture by hand until combined.
- Grease and flour three 8-inch cake pans.
- Divide the batter among the three pans.
- Bake at 350F for 20-30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and place the pans on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove the layers from the pans and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.