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Old Fashioned Kentucky Nut Cake

By: Gwen 
"Simply walnut! I use half butter and half shortening for better flavor. Frost with a buttercream frosting."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (11)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 x 13 inch sheet cake
 

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
  2. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Combine milk and vanilla, and add alternately with flour mixture to egg mixture. Fold in nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 240 | Total Fat: 14.5g | Cholesterol: 36mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2003 by MICHELE22   view full review
This cake is absolutely delicious! It smelled so good in the oven that as soon as it came out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 14, 2012 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This cake is not a cake it is more like corn bread. Although it is good, it is definitely not...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2003 by JT6348   view full review
I'm so glad I finally found this cake recipe -- we used to make it years ago, but it was lost...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2003 by XIOVIOIVOIX   view full review
This cake was very easy to make and turned out very well! Not to sweet but very moist and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2008 by jsmvmd   view full review
This cake was a favorite of actress Irene Dunne, who was from KY. It is a favorite of my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2003 by TALLONES   view full review
I didn't have enough walnuts so I substituted chopped macadamia nuts instead. Wow!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by QMCCOY   view full review
Not a sweet cake, but very nice. I made it for my husband's birthday. We liked it, the kids...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by ANGELA LU   view full review
Excellent flavor!
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2005 by HARLEYANGEL1107   view full review
I thought this cake was too dry. Needed more flavor.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2005 by DINGDONGDONE   view full review
Edible, but not good. As a cake, it was like calling cornbread cake. It was not sweet...

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