Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2012

I followed the recipe exactly except I believe I was using regular walnuts and not black walnuts. Oops! Oh well, it was still delicious :) It tastes of cinnamon, sugar, and nuts. I made this for my grandmother's birthday :) Used my great grandmother's glaze recipe for on top.

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lisak_87

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2011

This Cake Was Very Good. I Took It To Work, And They Just Loved It. I Even Made A Mistake Of Putting In Regular Walnuts, And It Came Out Just Fine. Next Time I Will Use The Black Walnuts Though. I Will Be Making This Cake Again. Very Easy To Put Together. Thanks From Florida

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floridabeaches123

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2011

I followed ZMO lead with less sugar (2 cups), chopped apple and no shortening... I only had regular walnuts (from our own walnut tree outside) and this cake is really moist and flavorful... good recipe!

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Goyeneche

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2010

Great recipe! This was a huge hit with the family. Thanks for sharing!

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krlongfellow

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2009

Almost like my mom's recipe. I prefer the crust softer. Black walnuts are hard to find in Texas! It was irritating because at my mom's all I had to do was go pick them up in the back yard! I think I went to 4 stores before I found some, but this recipe definately brought back memories.

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OCEANVIXEN79

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Crownsville, Maryland, USA

Living In: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

This was quite possibly the best cake I've ever had. I adore homemade pound cake to begin with, and when you add the fabulous flavor of black walnuts, it is really something special. I can't help but wonder if the reviewer who called this recipe "bland" didn't mistakenly use English walnuts instead of the black walnuts that were called for? This is not an in-your-face commercial-tasting cake nor an over-the-top super chocolate, chocolate something. It is the perfect blend of creamy butter, flour, sugar and earthy/mapley black walnuts. I made this for my husband's birthday, and I am going to bake a fresh one for my mother's Christmas present. She knows how much work I put into gathering and processing these black walnuts!

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Bonnemaman23

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2008

Just like my Great-Grandmothers. Nice rich cake with crisp shell and moist inside. Came out perfect! I used 1 full cup of walnuts and did a simple glaze over the top.

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ZSOFIAWULF

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2008

Texture was fine - it's just a little bland. The family's reaction was "it's okay". I took some into work as I knew they wouldn't eat more at home and I asked my coworkers for their honest opinion: same thing. "Bland". There are too many better recipes out there - this is nothing special. This is the first 5 star recipe on this site that was not a hit for me.

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Lorie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2008

This is the best Nut Cake every. I bake it almost every day right now during Ramadaan for the community. The cake is gone in a flash and people are constantly asking who made that cake and if they can get the recipe.

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Gabriele Strasser

Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2008

My mom made a cake very similar to this one. I don't know where she got the recipe. However she had a topping that consisted of 4 tbl butter and 4 tbl Karo syrup cooked together for about 3 minutes. She alternated whole walnuts and marashino cherries, about 4 or 5 of each, around the top of the cake and then poured the warm mixture of Karo and butter on top of the cake allowing it to drizzle down the side of the cake. Very pretty as well as yummy.

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