Old Fashioned Kentucky Nut Cake recipe

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Ingredients

⅔ cup shortening
⅔ cup white sugar
3 eggs
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cups chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

239.5 calories
carbohydrate: 23.6 g
cholesterol: 32.1 mg
fat: 14.5 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 4.7 g
saturatedFat: 2.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 201.2 mg
sugar: 8.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.

  2. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Combine milk and vanilla, and add alternately with flour mixture to egg mixture. Fold in nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch cake pan.

  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Recipe Yield

1 - 9 x 13 inch sheet cake

Recipe Note

Simply walnut! I use half butter and half shortening for better flavor. Frost with a buttercream frosting.

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