Ingredients
½cup (1 stick)butter, softened
½cupshortening
2cupgranulated sugar
4eggs
3 ½cupall-purpose flour
2teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
1 ½cupbuttermilk
2teaspoonvanilla
1 ½cupground black walnuts
28 ounce packagescream cheese, softened
1cupbutter, softened
8cuppowdered sugar
1tablespoonvanilla
Directions
Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease 3, 9-inch round cake pans; set aside.
Using an electric mixer, cream the 1/2 cup butter, shortening, and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the creamed butter alternately with the buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the 2 teaspoons vanilla and then the walnuts.
Evenly divide the batter among the 3 cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of each comes out clean. Cool the cake layers thoroughly in the pans, then turn them out onto cooling racks.
Meanwhile, make the frosting: Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until creamy and smooth. Beat in the 1 cup butter. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar, then the 1 tablespoon vanilla.
Frost cake layers with frosting.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 841 | Calories |
| 42g | Fat |
| 110g | Carbs |
| 10g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe30 | |
| Calories841 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 42g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol 125mg | 42% |
| Sodium 514mg | 22% |
| Total Carbohydrate 110g | 40% |
| Total Sugars 86g | |
| Protein 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin C 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium 80mg | 6% |
| Iron 2mg | 11% |
| Potassium 156mg | 3% |
| Fatty acids, total trans 2g | |
| Folate, total 63.3mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0.1mg |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.