Mother’s Walnut Cake

Ingredients
12 cup butter softened
12 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs room temperature
312 cups allpurpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
12 teaspoon salt
112 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
112 cups ground walnuts
FROSTING
11 ounces cream cheese softened
34 cup butter softened
5 to 512 cups confectioners sugar
112 teaspoons vanilla extract
13 cup finely chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter shortening and granulated sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each addition. Combine flour baking soda and salt gradually add to creamed mixture

 alternately with buttermilk and vanilla. Beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in ground walnuts.
Pour into 3 greased and floured 9in. round pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean 2025 minutes. Cool 5 minutes remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting beat cream cheese and butter. Add confectioners sugar mix well. Beat in vanilla until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with walnuts. Refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice 685 calories 35g fat 16g saturated fat 114mg cholesterol 475mg sodium 86g carbohydrate 61g sugars 1g fiber 9g protein.