WALNUT LAYER CAKE

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. butter
• 2 c. sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• 3 c. cake flour
• 2 tbsp. cocoa
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda, stir into buttermilk
• 2 c. walnut kernels, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla or black walnut flavoring
• FROSTING/FILLING:
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 lb. confectioners' sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
• Canned milk, if needed

Directions

Save a tablespoon of nuts to garnish top of cake.

Cream butter with sugar. Add egg yolks, beat.

Sift cocoa with cake flour and add alternately to butter mixture with buttermilk (mixed with soda).
Add nuts and flavoring; mix thoroughly.

Beat egg whites until they hold peaks and fold in last.

Pour in 3 greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until done.

FROSTING/FILLING:

Soften 2 sticks butter and beat in 1 pound confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring and (if needed) enough canned milk to make it of spreading consistency. Mix well.

Spread between layers, on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle a tablespoon chopped walnuts on top.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Recipesource
Submitted By: Meryl
merstar@mimi.cyber-kitchen.com
WALNUT LAYER CAKE