Maryland Black Walnut Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Set oven at at 350°F Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Pulse black walnuts in a food processor 8 to 10 times or until finely ground; set aside.
• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolks and vanilla, beating just until blended.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition.
• Beat egg whites at medium speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
• Fold ground walnuts into batter.
• Spoon batter evenly into pan
• Bake for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack.
• Sprinkle evenly with powdered sugar.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream and sliced fresh strawberries, 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.