Fancy Nut Black Walnut Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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• To make the cake Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Grease three 9-inch round cake pans and dust them well with flour. Or line the bottoms of each pan with waxed paper, then grease the waxed paper and dust with flour. Set pans aside. Beat the butter and shortening until creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beating well. Add the egg yolks one at a time to the mixture, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk and baking soda and stir until the soda is dissolved. With your mixer on low, add some flour to the butter mixture, add buttermilk mixture, then add the rest of the flour. Stir in the vanilla, walnuts, and coconut. In another bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until foamy, then add the cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the stiff egg whites into the cake batter and pour into the prepared pans. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool 5 minutes in the pans. Remove from the pans, brush rum on the tops of the layers, and finish cooling on wire racks. When completely cool, stack the cakes and spread with the cream cheese frosting in between the layers and on top. Garnish with walnut halves. To make the frosting Using a mixer, completely whip the softened butter and cream cheese. Reduce the mixer speed and slowly incorporate the powdered sugar, the

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• In a bowl, toss walnuts with 1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; mix well., Combine the baking powder, salt and remaining flour; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in the reserved nut mixture., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, egg whites, water and cream of tartar. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low speed over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 9 minutes., Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer; add vanilla. Beat on high speed until frosting forms stiff peaks, about 7 minutes. Frost the cake.

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• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add vanilla and eggs, 1 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.

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• 1. Please NOTE: BLACK WALNUTS has a unique and different flavor from English Walnuts) a bit pricey but worth it. I ended up ordering my Black Walnuts from Amazon & Nuts.com.
• 2. This is what they look like before you crack them. Add softened butter and Powdered sugar to a large bowl. Beat till it comes together.
• 3. Add softened cream cheese and beat again to blend.
• 4. Add the coffee granules, coffee flavor, Frangelico Liqueur, & Black Walnut Flavor, then beat again to blend together.
• 5. Add Fancy Nut filling, and beat to blend together till blended.
• 6. Add evaporated milk 1 tablespoon at a time till desired spreading consistency is reached.
• 7. Add Chopped Black Walnuts and stir till blended into frosting.
• 8. Frost cake as desired. Garnish if desired. Refrigerate any left overs, and save for another use, or freeze till needed.