Black Walnut Cake Ii

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 2/3 cups white sugar
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/8 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon black walnut extract
• 1 cup chopped black walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat in well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and mix well. Add vanilla and walnut extract. Fold in nuts.
3. Pour batter into 2 - 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

butter, shortening, white sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, milk, vanilla, black walnut extract, black walnuts

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15541/black-walnut-cake-ii/ (may not work)