Nut Cake


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Nut Cake

1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup nut meats, chopped
1 / 2 cup butter
2 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs, separated
3 / 4 cup milk
2 1 / 2 cup flour
a little salt


Rub butter and sugar to a light, white cream.
Add egg yolks and beat until smooth
Sift flour, salt and baking powder and add, together with milk, a little at a time, beating well.
Fold in chopped nuts and stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into 2 nine inch cake pans or 1 loaf pan.
Bake in medium oven (350-f) for 30 minutes for layer cake or 1 hour for loaf cake.
Use hickory nuts, black walnuts or shellbarks.