Black
Walnut Layer Cake Recipe
Ingredients
:
1/2
cup butter, softened
1/2
cup shortening
2
cups sugar
2
teaspoons vanilla extract
4
large eggs, room temperature
3-3/4
cups all-purpose flour
2
teaspoons baking soda
1/2
teaspoon salt
1-1/2
cups buttermilk
1-1/4
cups finely chopped black or English walnuts
FROSTING:
1/2
cup butter, softened
1
package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
4-1/2
cups confectioners' sugar
1
to 3 tablespoons buttermilk
Additional
black walnuts
Thin
orange slices, optional
Preheat
oven to 350°. Line bottoms of three greased 9-in. round baking pans with
parchment; grease parchment.
Cream
butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one
at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk together
flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with
buttermilk, beating after each addition. Fold in walnuts.
Transfer
to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean,
20-25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove
paper. Cool completely.
For
frosting, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually
beat in confectioners' sugar and enough buttermilk to reach spreading
consistency.
Spread
1 cup frosting between cake layers. Spread top of cake with an additional 1 cup
frosting. Spread remaining frosting in a thin layer over side of cake. Top with
additional walnuts and, if desired, orange slices.
Nutrition
Facts :
1
slice: 630 calories, 30g fat (13g saturated fat), 92mg cholesterol, 432mg
sodium, 84g carbohydrate (60g sugars, 1g fiber), 9g protein.