Chocolate Chip Nut Cake

Name: Chocolate Chip Nut Cake
Yield: serves 16 to 20
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Crisco shortening; 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter; 2 3/4 cups sugar; 6 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; One 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips; 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts

December 14, 2011

Recipe information

Yield
serves 16 to 20

Ingredients

1/2 cup Crisco shortening

1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter

2 3/4 cups sugar

6 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

One 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Cream shortening, butter, and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Sift flour with baking powder. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk. Roll nuts and chocolate chips in a little flour and add to mixture, then add vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Place in cold oven and bake at 325 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours, or until done.

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