125 Year Old Walnut Party Pound Cake Recipe

• 1/2 lb butter
• 3 c. sugar
• 1 tsp rum extract
• 3 c. flour
• 1 c. half and half
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 5 x Large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking pwdr
• 1 c. black walnuts -- minced

1. Cream butter and shortening.
2. Add in sugar and beat till very light.
3. Add in Large eggs, one at a time, beating well.
4. Add in flavoring and beat again.
5. Add in flour mixed with baking pwdr, alternating with lowfat milk, starting and ending with flour.
6. Mix in walnuts.
7. Pour into a tube pan which has been greased and floured.
8. Use one very large pan, size 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches.
9. Bake for 80 min.
10. Or possibly use two regular pans, size 3 1/2 x 9 inches and bake for 70 min.
11. Bake at 325 degrees.
12. Don't open oven during first hour.
13. NOTE: If you don't like rum flavoring, it may be omitted; however, increase the vanilla to 2 tsp..

butter, sugar, rum, flour, shortening, eggs, vanilla, baking pwdr, black walnuts

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/125-year-old-walnut-party-pound-cake-61311 (may not work)