Black Walnut Christmas Cake



INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter		

4 each eggs separated	

2 cups flour sifted	

3/4 teaspoons salt		

1 cup sugar		

1 teaspoon vanilla extract		

2 teaspoons baking powder		

1/2 cup milk		

1 cup black walnuts chopped fine

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg yolks all at once. Add vanilla. Sift
dry ingredients together. Set aside 1 cup of the
dry ingredients. Add the remaining flour mixture
and the milk in small portions, alternately, mixing
well with each addition, starting and ending with
an addition of the dry ingredients. Mix together,
the reserved flour and the nuts, and stir into the
batter, mixing just until blended. Beat the egg
whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold them into the
batter. 

2. Bake in a 9x5 greased and floured loaf pan, or 3
quart mold at 350F about 50-60 minutes, or until
done. 

3. Frost with your favorite icing.



Black Walnut Christmas Cake