Easy Walnut Cake Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Walnut Cake Recipe


Walnut Cake

   Ingredients required
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lb of finely chopped walnut meats

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Walnut Cake Recipe

   Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Beat egg yolks slightly and blend into creamed mixture. Combine milk and flavorings. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and flavorings, blending well after each addition. Add walnuts and mixed Thoroughly. Beat egg whites until foamy then add cream of tartar and beat until stiff. Fold into batter. Poor and to greased 9 inch tube pan. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serves 8 to 12. When done let stand on rack in pan for 15 minutes. Then turn out.

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Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup