Black Walnut Cake I

Name: Black Walnut Cake I
Total time: 120
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 0.5 cup shortening; 1.5 cups packed brown sugar; 1.5 cups white sugar; 5 eggs; 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped black walnuts; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese; 0.25 cup butter; 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0.5 cup chopped black walnuts

Recipe by Cali from allrecipes.com

Dessert 2 Hr.

Ingredients

14 servings

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1 cup butter
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0.5 cup shortening
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1.5 cups packed brown sugar
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1.5 cups white sugar
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5 eggs
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3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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0.5 teaspoon salt

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1 cup milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chopped black walnuts
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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0.25 cup butter
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4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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0.5 cup chopped black walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt, and add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup black walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
In a mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter. Add confectioners' sugar, beat well. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Frost cooled cake, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup nuts.