Elegant Tennessee Black Walnut Cake From The 40s Recipes

Steps:

• 1. CAKE: Sift flour with salt, baking powder,cinnamon,nutmeg,and allspice.
• 2. Beat 6 egg whites with Cream of Tartar at high speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add corn syrup; continue beating until stiff peaks form. DO NOT under beat !!!!
• 3. Beat 7 egg yokes with molasses and vanilla at high speed until thick. Blend in dry ingredients. Fold this mixture into egg whites, using a rubber spatula to fold in gently but completely.
• 4. Pour unto an ungreased tube pan.
• 5. Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Invert pan immediately and cool completely before removing from pan. Frost with cream frosting and decorate with Black Walnut Halves. Frosting Recipe Follows:
• 6. FROSTING: Beat one egg white until stiff. Beat 1 cup heavy cream until thick. Add 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon,and 1/4 tsp salt to the cream. Fold gently into the beaten egg white along with 3/4 cup of coarsely chopped black walnuts. Frost cake as is or cut into 3 layers by using a string of dental floss. Frost each layer as you stack. Place Black Walnut halves in circle around top of cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour 2(9-inch) cake pans.
• For the cake: In a medium bowl, stir together flour and baking soda; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, cream together shortening and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Mix in mashed bananas, buttermilk,and vanilla; add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Pour into prepared pans, bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Cool in pans on a cooling rack, remove from pans and cool completely.
• While cake is baking, prepare frosting.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan.
• Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup cream; cook over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla; transfer to a large bowl.
• Using a hand mixer, beat in confectioners sugar a little at a time until smooth.
• (If frosting is to thick, add 1 tablespoon heavy cream at a time until consistency is right).
• Sandwich 2 layers of cake with frosting; frost outside of the cake.
• Press chopped walnuts on sides of cake, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing just until the yellow disappears. Combine the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in the vanilla and walnuts, and pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before turning out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.
• 2. Using a electric mixer, cream together shortening and granulated sugar in a bowl. Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Stir in mashed bananas,buttermilk and vanilla. Mix flour and baking soda and add to mixture. Mix in black walnuts. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
• 3. Meanwhile prepare frosting. Melt butter in saucepan. Add brown sugar and cream. Cook over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add vanilla. using a hand held electric mixer,beat in confectioner's sugar until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 tbsp heavy cream at a time until consistency is right.