Black Walnut Pound Cake With Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups cake flour or 3 cups plain flour
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla flavoring
1 tablespoon black walnut flavoring
1 cup black walnut, chopped
Frosting
1/4 cup butter
4 ounces cream cheese
1 tablespoon black walnut flavoring
1 lb powdered sugar
1/2 cup black walnut, chopped
milk, if needed

Preparation

Oven at 325\u00b0 F.
Cake:
Cream butter and shortening.
Add sugar and cream together.
Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each.
Add sour cream and mix together.
Add baking powder to flour.
Add to creamed mixture, alternating flour mixture and milk.
Add flavorings and mix well.
Mix in chopped black walnuts by hand.
Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
Bake for 1 hour, turn down oven to 300\u00b0F for 30 minutes more.
Remove and cool.
Frosting:
Cream butter and cream cheese.
Add flavoring and powdered sugar.
Mix nuts in by hand. Mix well.
Put on cooled cake.