Black Walnut Cake I

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 cup walnuts black chopped
• 1.5 cups brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
• 8 ounce cream cheese 
• 5  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose sifted
• 1 cup milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1.5 cups sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• mixing bowl
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar.
3. 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.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan.
5. 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.
6. In a mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter.
7. Add confectioners' sugar, beat well. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Frost cooled cake, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup nuts.