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Ingredients
- Cake
- 1 Cup Shortening 1/2 Butter 1/2 Vegetable Shortening
- 2 Cups Granulated Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 3 Level Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 Cup Black Walnuts
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- Frosting
- 1/2 Cup Shortening part butter
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Milk
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 90mins
Cooking time 60mins
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Add dry ingredients, walnuts, milk and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until well mixed and creamy, about 5 minutes.
Step 2
Bake at 350 for 45 to 60 minutes. Let cool. Mix frosting ingredients. Spread frosting over cake.
Best if made in 2 round cake pans, layer cake after both are frosted. Seal middle seam with frosting.
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Ingredients
- 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
- Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
- Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
- Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
- Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
- Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
- Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
- In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
- Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
- baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
- Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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