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Old Fashioned Kentucky Nut Cake

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

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

Instructions :

Prep :	Cook : 18M	Ready in :

Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
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.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.