125-Year-Old Walnut Party Pound Cake
- 1/2 lb Butter
- 3 c Sugar
- 1 ts Rum extract
- 3 c Flour
- 1 c Half and half
- 1/2 c Shortening
- 5 Eggs
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1 ts Baking powder
- 1 c Black walnuts; chopped
Cream butter and shortening. Add sugar and beat until very light. Add
eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add flavoring and beat again. Add flour
mixed with baking powder, alternating with milk, starting and ending with
flour. Fold in walnuts.
Pour into a tube pan that has been greased and floured. Use one very large
pan, size 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Bake for 80 minutes. Or use two regular
pans, size 3 1/2 x 9 inches and bake for 70 minutes. Bake at 325 degrees.
Do not open oven during first hour.
NOTE: If you do not like rum flavoring, it may be omitted; however,
increase the vanilla to 2 teaspoons.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #291
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 14:46:41 -0800 (PST)
From: "Steve L. Balliet"
eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add flavoring and beat again. Add flour
mixed with baking powder, alternating with milk, starting and ending with
flour. Fold in walnuts.
Pour into a tube pan that has been greased and floured. Use one very large
pan, size 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Bake for 80 minutes. Or use two regular
pans, size 3 1/2 x 9 inches and bake for 70 minutes. Bake at 325 degrees.
Do not open oven during first hour.
NOTE: If you do not like rum flavoring, it may be omitted; however,
increase the vanilla to 2 teaspoons.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #291
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 14:46:41 -0800 (PST)
From: "Steve L. Balliet"
