Black Walnut Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour and baking powder; add alternately to creamed mixture with milk and extracts, beating on low speed just until combined. Fold in nuts. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for about 1 hour 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine frosting ingredients; spread over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add vanilla and eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition. Fold in walnuts., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For frosting, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and enough buttermilk to reach spreading consistency., Spread 1 cup frosting between cake layers. Spread top of cake with an additional 1 cup frosting. Spread remaining frosting in a thin layer over side of cake. Top with additional walnuts and, if desired, orange slices.

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss walnuts with 1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; mix well., Combine the baking powder, salt and remaining flour; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in the reserved nut mixture., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, egg whites, water and cream of tartar. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low speed over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 9 minutes., Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer; add vanilla. Beat on high speed until frosting forms stiff peaks, about 7 minutes. Frost the cake.

Steps:

• To make the frosting: in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese; gradually add powdered sugar, beating (with an electric mixer) until mixture is light and fluffy.
• Stir in vanilla; set aside.
• To make cake: In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well with an electric mixer at medium speed.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In another bowl, combine buttermilk and soda; stir until soda is dissolved.
• Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
• Mix after each addition.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Add in 1 cup walnuts and coconut; stir well.
• In another bowl, beat egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form; fold egg white mixture into batter.
• Pour batter into 3 greased/floured 9-inch round cake pans.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 22-25 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
• Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
• Press additional chopped walnuts onto sides of cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Butter and flour a 10" tube pan.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup black walnuts in tube pan and set aside.
• Cream butter and cream cheese, then add sugar beating until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour and salt, stirring until well combined.
• Stir in vanilla and remaining black walnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely on rack.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F, with a rack in the middle. Butter and flour a 9-inch-square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, walnuts, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and the buttermilk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and mixing until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the cake pan and smooth the top. Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 1 hour. Invert the cake over a cake plate and serve.

Steps:

• Beat sugar and butter till creamy.
• Add water and flour, alternating between the two.
• Add baking powder to a bit of flour and mix.
• Add some flour to the nut meats, then add to mix.
• Fold in egg whites last.
• Pour into a 9x13 greased and floured baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat in well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and mix well. Add vanilla and walnut extract. Fold in nuts.
• Pour batter into 2 - 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg yolks all at once.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Set aside 1 cup of the dry ingredients.
• Add the remaning flour mixture and the milk in small portions, alternately, mixing well with each addition, starting and ending with an addition of the dry ingredients.
• Mix together, the reserved flour and the nuts, and stir into the batter,mixing just until blended.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff, but not dry.
• Fold them into the batter.
• Bake in a 9x5 inch greased and floured loaf pan at 350 about 50-60 minutes, or until done.
• Frost with your favorite icing.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350° Mix butter and sugar together, then add eggs one at a time. Sift flour and baking powder together. Add flour mixture and milk to sugar and butter mixture, alternating flour and milk. Add walnuts last. Pour into greased and floured pan. Bake at 350° for about one hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool, then add the glaze, pour slowly, small amounts at a time.
• 2. Add all ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook for one minute. Remove from heat, let cool, then pour over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing just until the yellow disappears. Combine the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in the vanilla and walnuts, and pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before turning out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.