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Title: 125-Year-Old Walnut Party Pound Cake
Categories: Cake
Yield: 1 Cake
1/2 | Pound butter | |
3 | Cups sugar | |
1 | Teaspoon rum extract | |
3 | Cups flour | |
1 | Cup half and half | |
1/2 | Cup shortening | |
5 | Eggs | |
1 | Teaspoon vanilla | |
1 | Teaspoon baking powder |
1 cup 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.
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