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							| Black Walnut Layer Cake 
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							| 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda
 ¼ teaspoon salt
 ½ cup butter
 ½ cup shortening
 2 cups sugar
 5 eggs separated
 1 cup buttermilk
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 1 ½ cup chopped black walnuts
 1 cup coconut
 ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
 ½ cup coconut
 ½ cup chopped black walnuts
 
 
 
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 Preheat oven to 350. Grease three 9” round cake pans.
 In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt.
 In a large bowl, combine butter and shortening.
 Add sugar, beat until smooth.
 Add egg yolks to creamed mixture, beat 2 minutes.
 Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
 Stir in vanilla, 1 ½ cup black walnuts and 1 cup coconut.
 In a medium bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tarter until stiff but moist and peaks form.
 Fold into batter.
 Divide between the 2 pans.  Bake for 30 minutes. Cool. Frost. Sprinkle top with ½ cup Coconut and garnish with ½ cup black walnuts.
 
 Cream Cheese Frosting
 ½ cup butter (at room temperature)
 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese (at room temperature)
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 3 ½ powdered sugar
 
 Mix all together until mixture is fluffy and well blended.
 
 
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							|  | Preparation Time: 20 | Serves: 10 |  
							| Recipe Origin: United States |  
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							|  | Rebecca Missouri
 United States
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