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Stir in the nuts. Transfer to a greased pan (or pans) and bake in a “moderate” oven (350-degrees). This is the plain nut cake I made (using milk, no apple butter etc) and only adding spices. I used 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves.
And traditional old-time nut cake is just that–a simple nut cake made with what is available to you. After poring over numerous nut cake recipes, I came to a conclusion about the basic nut cake recipe, and surmised how it must have been varied by creative–or practical–cooks in different parts of the country.
King Family Hickory Nut Cake 1 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 3 cups flour 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup finely chopped hickory nuts 1/2 teaspoon each almond, lemon and vanilla flavoring Cream shortening and sugar. Add slightly beaten eggs, mixing well. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk and extracts.
Back to nut cake. Nut cake is quite probably a type of treat that has origins going all the way back to medieval times as this is no American-only tradition, but American pioneers certainly brought it with them and claimed it in their own way.
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