Hickory Nut Cake
Yield
servingsPrep
25 minCook
35 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
cake flour
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
water
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | ounce |
unsweetened chocolate
|
|
| ½ | cup |
hickory nuts
chopped |
* |
| ¼ | cup |
maraschino cherries
|
*
|
| 4 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| Frosting | |||
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
*
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 3 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
milk
|
|
| 10 | each |
hickory nuts
halves, optional |
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 591 | ml |
cake flour
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
water
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 28.9 | ml/g |
unsweetened chocolate
|
|
| 118 | ml |
hickory nuts
chopped |
* |
| 59 | ml |
maraschino cherries
|
*
|
| 4 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| Frosting | |||
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 0.6 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 15 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 1E+1 | each |
hickory nuts
halves, optional |
* |
Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water.
Add extracts, chocolate, nuts and cherries; mix well.
In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter.
Pour into a greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool.
For frosting, cream shortening and butter in a mixing bowl.
Add extracts and salt. Beat in sugar and milk.
