Black Walnut Rum Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. butter
• 1/2 c. Crisco
• 3 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. rum flavoring
• 3 c. flour
• 1 c Half-and-half cream
• 5 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 c. chopped black walnuts

Directions

1. Cream butter and shortening.
2. Add sugar and beat until very light.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
4. Add flavoring and beat again.
5. Add flour mixed with baking powder, alternating with cream, starting and ending with flour.
6. Fold in walnuts.
7. Pour into a tube pan that has been greased and floured.
8. Use one very large pan, size 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Bake for 80 minutes. or use two regular pans, size 3 1/2 x 9 inches and bake for 70 minutes.
9. Bake at 325 degrees. Do not open oven during first hour.

Notes

• This is a very moist cake .It ages well.