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Butternut Cake
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Servings: 12
Categories:
Cakes
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
shortening 1 1/2
cups
sugar 3
eggs 1 3/4
cups
flour 1
teaspoon
baking powder 1
teaspoon
salt 1
cup
milk 1
teaspoon
vanilla extract 1
tablespoon
butternut flavoring
---Butternut Cake Frosting---
8
ounces
cream cheese,
softened
1
box
confectioner's sugar 1
tablespoon
butternut flavoring 1
cup
chopped nuts 1
stick
butter
Directions:
1.
Preheat oven to 350F.
2.
Mix shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add and beat eggs into mixture, one egg at a time. Add flour, baking powder, salt and milk. Beat all well. Add vanilla and butternut flavoring. Beat mixture well. Pour into two greased, floured cake tins.
3.
Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Cool cake layers on racks for at least 5 minutes.
4.
Frosting: Let the cream cheese soften before mixing. Mix all ingredients well. Frost the cake between the layers, on the sides and top.
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