Old-Fashioned Nut Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Nut Cake
Ingredients: 3 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 3/4 c. milk; 1/4 c. rum or brandy; 3/4 lb. (3 sticks) butter, softened; 2 c. sugar; 6 large eggs; 8 c. coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans (about 2 lb.); dry sherry; confectioners sugar

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. rum or brandy
3/4 lb. (3 sticks) butter, softened
2 c. sugar
6 large eggs
8 c. coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans (about 2 lb.)
dry sherry
confectioners sugar

Directions

1

Lightly grease a 10-inch tube pan with solid vegetable shortening.
2

Pan should be 4 1/2 inches deep and a single unit pan (not with a removable bottom).
3

Line the pan bottom with wax paper and cut to fit.
4

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; then set aside.
5

Combine milk and rum; set aside.
6

Preheat oven to 275°.