Black Walnut Pound Cake
I still remember my grandmother making this cake when I was a child...oh, how good it smelled and tasted!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup chopped black walnuts
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
